Resources
These resources and documents represent our best efforts to ensure the peace, purity, and prosperity of our church. We are fellow stewards of the gospel, one body working in unison for the advance of God's glory.
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beliefs
In addition to our Statement of Faith, we appreciate a number of historic and contemporary creeds, confessions, and modern statements. Examples include the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, the Heidelberg Catechism, the Apostles Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Chalcedonian Creed.
Documents
The following documents include statements on our most deeply-held biblical convictions as well as policies and procedures we follow to ensure that our church abides by applicable laws and best practices that keep our members and guests safe.
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Statement on Church Discipline
Statement on Conflicts, Disputes, and Lawsuits
Statement on Counseling and Confidentiality
Statement on Divorce and Remarriage
Affirmation of the Danvers Statement
Affirmation of the Nashville Statement
Church Equipment Lending Policy
Mandated Reporting for the Pastoral Team - Child Abuse
Registered Sex Offender Policy and Procedure
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Sacraments
Baptism and the Lord’s Supper (communion) are ordained by the Lord Jesus himself. The former is connected with entrance into the church and the latter with the ongoing celebration of the life we enjoy as the church. Together they serve a number of important purposes. They are a means of grace, a public confession, and a persistent reminder of our hope for the return of Christ and the consummation of all things.
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Baptism is a public testimony of what Christ has done in your life as a believer. It's a symbolic picture of your identification with Jesus - His death, burial, resurrection, and new life.
Baptism doesn't save you, but all who are saved are commanded to be baptized. Therefore, a candidate for baptism should be able to:
Communicate an understanding of the gospel.
Express faith in Jesus Christ for salvation.
Evidence godly sorrow over sin and the intention to repent of their sin.
If you’re ready to be baptized, click here and complete the form to get the process started.
Note to Parents: Special consideration should be made to ensure all young believers are able to enjoy this sacrament. As parents and pastors, we want to gently plead with them to be reconciled with God. We are eager to see them believe and repent and when they do, to baptize them. However, a child is by nature immature and impressionable. We encourage you to involve others in assessing your child’s spiritual condition. This might even be a good opportunity to encourage conversation between the young person and a pastor. As a general guideline, we say the younger the child, the more help needed in determining whether or not the child is ready to be baptized.
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Communion (or The Lord’s Supper) was instituted by Jesus Christ, to be exercised by the church until He returns (Matthew 26:26-29, Matthew 28:19). It is an outward sign of an inward reality, demonstrating to the church and a watching world our new life and hope in the finished work of the Savior.
We celebrate Communion more often than not during our weekly worship service. We are aware of the danger of turning the Lord’s Supper into meaningless routine, and are committed to guarding and preserving it as means of grace in our lives.
Weddings
We love weddings and our pastoral team is available to officiate ceremonies for both church members and non-members. We do this because marriage is good. Click here to learn more.
