Our Confession
We believe there is one true and living God, who created the heavens and the earth and everything in them. God has made himself known by acting repeatedly in human history to reveal and accomplish his will. God has revealed himself as one God in three person: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
The pinnacle of this self-revelation came in the person, Jesus of Nazareth, who we confess as the eternal Son of God who took on humanity in the incarnation. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He proclaimed the Kingdom of God as good news to the poor, captive, blind, and oppressed, and announced it with healings, exorcisms, and a life of love, mercy, and justice towards all people. He lived his life fully aligned with the will of the Father, empowered by the Holy Spirit, and faithful to his identity without being marred by sin. Innocent and humble, Jesus was nevertheless crucified by the authorities, and the Powers behind them, as the King of Israel. He was buried, descended to the grave and broke the chains of death, and was raised in power from the dead after three days. His resurrection was witnessed first by the women at the tomb, then his disciples, and many others.
The fullness of Jesus’ life and his resurrection provide for the forgiveness of sins and eternal salvation for all humanity. Having ascended to the right hand of God the Father as Lord and Savior, he has poured out on his people the Holy Spirit who empowers our faithful living and is at work transforming us to be conformed to the divine nature. This community, the church, is the first fruits of the new creation and the renewal of the heavens and the earth.
We eagerly await Jesus’ return where he will cast down the Powers, Sin, and Death. He will judge both the living and the dead as Lord. He will restore and reconcile all things, whether on earth or in heaven, to God the Father as creation is filled with the full presence and richness of the Triune life.
The Churches of Christ
As descendants of the American Restoration Movement, the Churches of Christ have historically valued the importance of the Bible as both divinely inspired scripture and the chief witness to Jesus the Messiah. The Churches of Christ believe in the autonomy, independence, and self-governance of the local church. We believe in the importance of baptism by immersion as our participation in the life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus and the beginning of our walk in the Way of the Father, Son, and Spirit. We share the Lord’s Supper every Sunday as the grace-filled covenant meal where, in the Spirit, we commune with the Father through the flesh and blood of the resurrected Jesus in the bread and the cup.