The Nature and Organization of the Church
We believe that all who have placed their faith in Christ are united together immediately by the Holy Spirit into one spiritual body, the church, of which Christ is the Head. This body was formed on the day of Pentecost and will be completed at the coming of Christ for His own. In addition, the members of this one spiritual body are directed to associate themselves together in local churches for instruction, worship, prayer, fellowship, service, and the administration of the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s supper. (Matthew 16:18; Acts 2:41-47; 1 Corinthians 11:2326, 12:13; Ephesians 1:22-23, 4:3; Colossians 1:18; Hebrews 10:25)
These local independent churches have been given the needed authority and scriptural guidelines for administering that order, discipline, and worship which Christ, the sovereign head, has appointed. The biblically designated officers serving under Christ and over the church are pastors/overseers and deacons. (Acts 6:1-6; 1 Corinthians 14:40; Ephesians 4:11-12; 1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-9; 1 Peter 5:1-5)

Future Events
We believe that one of the coming great events in the fulfillment of prophecy is the personal, bodily return of the Lord to remove from the earth His waiting church and to reward them according to their works. (John 14:2-3; Romans 14:10-12; 1 Corinthians 3:11-15, 15:51-53; 2 Corinthians 5:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; Titus 2:11-13; Revelation 3:10)
We believe that another event yet to come is the seven-year period of tribulation during which the judgments of God will be poured out upon the unbelieving world. These judgments will climax with the return of Christ in glory to the earth. He will destroy His enemies and restore Israel to her land. (Daniel 9:27, 12:1; Jeremiah 30:7; Matthew 24:15-31, 25:31-46; 2 Thessalonians 2:7-12; Revelation 16:1-19, 21, 19:1-21)
We believe that Christ will then establish His thousand-year kingdom in which the saints will reign with Him over Israel and all the nations of the earth. (Deuteronomy 30:1-10; Isaiah 11:1-16, 65:17-25; Ezekiel 37:21-28; Revelation 19:11, 20:1-6)
At the close of the thousand year reign the unsaved dead will be raised and committed to eternal punishment and the saved will enter the eternal state of glory with God. (Mark 9:43-48; 1 Corinthians 15:24-28; 2 Thessalonians 1:9, 2 Peter 3:10-13; Revelation 20:11-15, 21:1-4, 22:5, 11)

Marriage
Believing the Bible to be inspired by God (2 Timothy 3:16), it is our church’s conviction that God created man and woman as unique biological persons designed to complete each other (Genesis 2:18, 23). He instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society (Gen. 2:20–24. Jesus Christ reinforces this teaching in Mark 10:6–9).
Thus, in a Christian wedding ceremony, which precedes the marriage relationship, the groom and bride publicly declare their love and commitment to one another before God, family, and friends. Following their exchange of vows (mutual covenant), they are pronounced husband and wife, according to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This Christian tradition honors the truth of Scripture (Genesis 2:24).
Sexual intercourse within the marriage relationship is regarded as good and honorable (Heb. 13:4; 1 Cor. 7:3-5). In their sexual consummation, the two become “one flesh,” whereupon, God joins them together into a permanent relationship (Matthew 19:6). Consequently, marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female. Sexual behavior outside the marriage relationship, including adultery, incest, child molestation, prostitution, and homosexuality, is expressly forbidden (1 Corinthians 6:9; Romans 1:26–27).

Ordinances
We believe that Christ has commanded us to observe two New Testament ordinances, these include water baptism and the Lord’s Supper. These are observed in obedience to our Lord as acts of love and devotion, and are not set forth as conditions of salvation. Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the triune God and is an outward testimony of his belief in the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Likewise, Christ instituted the Lord’s supper for commemoration of His atoning death. The elements are symbols of his body and shed blood. (Matthew 28:16-20; Luke 22:19-20; Acts 2:41, 10:47-48; 1 Corinthians 11:2329