WHAT WE BELIEVE
  
 We believe the entire Bible, which points to Jesus as the Savior, is the inspired and errorless Word of God. It is God’s message of love and hope for all people.
 
 We believe there is only one true God, who exists in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
 
 We believe God is the creator of everything that exists.
 
 We believe Adam and Eve, our first parents, were originally created by God pure and holy. They lived according to God’s will, doing what was pleasing to Him.
 
 We believe Adam and Eve, the man and woman God created in the beginning, went against God’s will and brought sin into the world. Since that time, all people have been conceived and born in sin.
 
 We believe sin is living out of a relationship with God, not living according to God’s will, and thus transgressing His holy will in thought, word and deed.
 
 We believe people can not save themselves by their good works or restore themselves to a right relationship with God.
 
 We believe God sent His Son, Jesus, into the world. He is both true God and true man. He lived to fulfill God’s law for us, died on the cross to pay the penalty our sins deserved, and rose from the dead so that we might have eternal life. He ascended into heaven, where He now sits at the right hand of the Father to intercede for us.
 
 We believe because of Jesus’ death on the cross, God declares a person just—or righteous—and forgiven. This happens not because of human effort, but because the justification won by Jesus is applied to the one who believes in Jesus as Savior.
 
We believe faith in Jesus is a gift of God, given by the power of the Holy Spirit; thus all the glory belongs to God.
 
We believe the means of grace are the Word, Holy Baptism and Holy Communion. By these means, the merits of Jesus’ perfect life and atoning death are personally conveyed to all who believe in Jesus as their Savior.
 
We believe Jesus will come again to take all believers to Himself. On the final day, all the dead will be raised. Those who are still alive will be bodily transformed. After this, the final judgment will take place. Unbelievers will go into eternal damnation, and believers into eternal life.
 
We believe the true Christian church is made up of all believers of all times who believe in the Triune God and in Jesus as their only Savior.
 
We believe God wants Christians to join with other believers in churches which correctly teach God’s Word and administers Holy Baptism and Holy Communion according to the teachings of Scripture.
 
We believe Christians are called to tell others that the only way of salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ, and to show their faith by deeds of love towards others.