Core Values

Love: We believe the greatest commandments that Christ gave to us, His followers, are to love God with every thing we are and everything we have and to love people the way God has loved us: in spite of sin and without condition. We believe that love should be the motivation of all we do and all we are.  Without love, we have no foundation for church or evangelism. (Matthew 22:36-40; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13)  

Truth: We believe that Jesus’ primary purpose in coming was to testify to truth. This truth is the Gospel. Because we bear the name of Christ we should therefore be witnesses of the truth, believing that it is only that truth – the gospel – that will set us free. (John 18:37; John 8:31-32)  

Community: We believe that God created us for community and relationships. We believe that it is God’s desire that we be in relationships in which we can be honest, confess sin, encourage one another, find unity in Christ and grow together in the faith. (Genesis 2:18; Hebrews 10:24-25; John 17: 22-23; 1 John 4:11; Colossians 3:13; James 5:16)  

Mission: We believe that Jesus created the Church to fulfill the mission He began here on the earth through the power of the Holy Spirit. We believe that every believer is specially equipped by the Holy Spirit to serve both the church and the world around them and should be using their gifts to the Glory of God. (Romans 12:4-6; Matthew 9:37-38; 1 Corinthians 12:4-26)  

Progress: We believe that God desires to sanctify the believer, grow His church, and transform the world. Therefore, we believe every believer is called to submit to the teachings of God’s Word, persevere through trials, mature in the faith, and become disciples who disciple others. (Ephesians 4:11-13; 1 Timothy 4:15-16; James 1:22-25; James 1:2-4; Matthew 28:18-20)