About Us

We believe the Bible is the divinely inspired Word of God in its entirety, written by men as they were moved by the Holy Spirit, and that it is the sole authority for the Christian’s faith and conduct. (Psalm 12:6-7; II Peter 1:20-21)

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that they are equal in every divine perfection, and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption. (Genesis 1:26; Matthew 3:16-17)

We believe that Jesus Christ was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of Mary, a virgin, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men; that He is both the Son of God and God, the Son. (Isaiah 7:14; Luke 1:26-28; II Corinthians 5:21)

We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person, equal with God the Father and God the Son, and of the same nature. It is He who convicts of sin, of righteousness and of judgment. He is the Restrainer of the Evil One until God’s purpose is fulfilled. He bears witness to the truth of the Gospel and is the Agent in the new birth, baptizing all true believers into the body of Christ. (John 14:7; I Corinthians 12:12-13)

We believe that man was created in the image and after the likeness of God, but by voluntary transgression fell from his sinless and happy estate. The consequences of which all mankind are now sinners not by constraint, but by choice; and therefore, under the just condemnation of God, without excuse or defense. (Genesis 1:26; Genesis 3:6; Romans 5:12)

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice, and that all who believe in Him are justified on the grounds of His shed blood. (I Corinthians 15:3-4)

We believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly of grace through faith and that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation. We believe that the blessings of salvation are made free by the Gospel, that nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest sinner but his own inherent depravity and voluntary rejection of the Gospel. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

We believe that those who receive Jesus Christ as Saviour are eternally secure. Our security rests in the finished work of Jesus Christ, and all the redeemed are kept by God’s power and are thus secure in Christ forever. (John 3:16; I John 5:12)

We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His ascension into Heaven and in His present life there as High Priest and advocate. (Acts 1:9; I Corinthians 15:3-4)

We believe in “that blessed hope”: the personal, premillennial, pretribulational, and imminent return of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, when the church will be “gathered together unto him.” (I Thessalonians 4:13-16; I Corinthians 15:50-52)

We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved and the everlasting punishment of the lost. (I Corinthians 15:50-52)

We believe that the Scriptural ordinances of the church are Baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper, and are to be administered to believers only as a symbol of their belief in the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ; and as a testimony to the world of that belief and of their death, burial and resurrection with Him; and that the Lord’s Supper should be partaken of by believers only to show forth His death “till He come.” (I Corinthians 11:23-26)

We believe that the visible church is a congregation of baptized believers, practicing the New Testament principles, believing its doctrines, observing its ordinances and exercising its autonomy. We believe that it is the responsibility of the local church to propagate the Gospel to the world. Every church and Christian would have a part in this ministry. (Acts 2:41-47)

The attempt to unite the different faiths on the basis of the least common denominator of doctrine is a betrayal of the true unity of believers based upon sound doctrine of the biblical Christian faith. Scripture does not support its concept of an ecclesiastical kingdom. We reject all cooperation with this movement.

We believe that the gift of tongues was given as a sign to Israel and like the gifts of Apostleship and prophecy, which were for the founding of the church (Ephesians 2:20; I Corinthians 14:21-22), and is therefore not being given today. While we recognize that God may give any gift to the Church at any time, we believe that the current resurgence of the practice of the tongues which is not scripturally regulated and which is usually divisive is not the Scriptural gift of tongues. We, therefore, urge that members base their experiences on the written Word of God, seek to use the more important gifts (I Corinthians 12:28), and cultivate Christ-likeness (Galatians 5:22-23), none of which requires the use of genuine or spurious tongues.

We believe that the Bible teaches that the leadership within a family is vested in the husband and father (Ephesians 5:22-6:4). The church as God’s household also needs wise and competent leadership. We believe that leadership is to be sought among men who have already shown their abilities in the context of their immediate families (1 Timothy 3:1-7). Women, by contrast, are not to be placed in authority in the church, because such a role would not harmonize with the general relations between men and women in marriage, as established at creation (1 Timothy 2:11-14). Thus, we believe the differences between men and women within the context of marriage and family carry over into differences in roles that men and women may assume within the church.