What We Believe:

What follows is a summary of some of our core beliefs. 

Grace is an independent Baptist church that holds to the historic, fundamental truths of the Christian faith.

If you would like further information about our teachings, along with their Scriptural support, please read our Articles of Faith.
ABOUT THE BIBLE

  • Every word of the Bible was originally inspired by God.
  • Everything in the Bible is the truth and without error.
  • The Bible is to be the supreme standard and guide for our lives.

ABOUT GOD

  • There is only one true and living God, the creator and ruler of heaven & earth.
  • In the unity of the Godhead, there are three persons:  the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (the Trinity).
  • God is completely righteous and holy, and sets the standards for all of His creation.

ABOUT JESUS

  • Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God.
  • Jesus was miraculously born into this world of Mary, a virgin, and is God manifest in the flesh.
  • Jesus is the only one who can save sinners, through His life, death, burial, resurrection and ascension into heaven.

ABOUT CREATION

  • Everything was created, including man, by the direct act of God and not by evolution.
  • We accept the Genesis account of creation as an accurate & literal description of the beginning of the "heavens and the earth."

ABOUT MAN

  • Man, though created innocent, chose to rebel against God, and received death as the just judgement for sin.
  • All people inherit a sin nature from Adam, yet are also personally guilty of their own sin against God.
  • There is nothing a person can do to clear himself from the guilt of his sin, except believe in the Gospel!

ABOUT SALVATION

  • God, through His own grace and mercy, sent Jesus into this world "to seek and to save" sinners.
  • Jesus came to be our substitute.  He fulfilled all righteousness with His life; He made a full atonement for sin by His death.
  • Salvation comes by faith alone in the finished work of Jesus Christ alone, who rose from the dead and is alive forevermore.

ABOUT THE CHURCH

  • The local church is an assembly of like-minded believers who come together for worship, fellowship, and service.
  • The local church is to be led by Elders and served by Deacons, all meeting their Biblical qualifications.
  • The local church maintains the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper.

ABOUT BAPTISM

  • Baptism is a personal act of obedience to the Lord for a Christian.
  • Baptism is immersion of a believer in water, and is an emblem of one's faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Baptism is not a necessary condition to receive forgiveness for your sin.  The only condition of salvation is faith.