What We Believe

We believe the world exists because God created it, that it belongs to Him and therefore we should cherish and care for it.

We believe all human beings have dignity because they were created by God in His own image, and great worth because they are loved and valued by God beyond our ability to measure.

We believe this world also has pain and suffering because human beings have fallen and sinned. Sin leaves us estranged from God, from each other, from ourselves, and from creation.

We believe God will not allow sin and suffering to get the last word, because He is at work to redeem and reconcile what He has made.

We believe that God’s plan of salvation finds its fulfilment in Jesus Christ, the Son of God. His sacrificial death redeems us from sin, and His resurrection gives a certain hope of eternal life if we put our trust in Him.

We believe the Holy Spirit indwells every believer, bringing us to repentance, uniting us to Christ and empowering us to live for God’s glory not our own.

We believe the Church is the gospel-shaped community through which God brings love, healing, and hope to the human race. We believe the church is a foretaste of the heavenly gathering of God’s people around His throne, and we delight in the opportunity to gather.

We believe that this life is not all there is. As Christians we live in hope because one day Jesus will return, love and justice will prevail, and God will set the world right.