We Believe...
…
in this historic confession of the Christian faith:
“I believe In God the Father Almighty,
And in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
he ascended into heaven,
from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the
dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic (universal) church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.”
- The
Apostles’ Creed
We believe in
the power of prayer …
active prayer ministry
intercessory prayer group
prayer at worship celebrations
prayer cards for individual concerns which are prayed for
throughout the duration of the concern
prayer room available at all times
e-mail & home “pray-ers”
prayer at all meetings
prayer in prayer room for those worshiping, pastors, etc.
We
believe in …
The Holy Scriptures, experience, tradition and reason
We
believe that …
Grace is God’s loving action in human existence through the Holy
Spirit.
The Holy Spirit shapes us more and more into the image of Christ.
God forgives sins and changes the human heart when persons repent and
We
believe that the Holy Bible provides the basic Christian teaching
As in the Old Testament – the “tithe” was required of all
A tenth of possessions such as animals, grains, etc.
(the best tenth or first
set aside and
offered to God in thanks for the blessings we
And according to the New Testament, Jesus affirmed tithing as a form of
using everything
God has given us - life, talents,
possessions –
“On the first day of every week, each of you is to put aside and save
whatever extra you earn … “ I Corinthians 16:2
We
believe that Tithing brings Joy, Awareness and Fulfillment
