Our church body is guided by the Bible Based 16

 Fundamental  Truths of the Assemblies of God: 

 

We Believe . . .

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 1. The Scriptures are inspired by God and declare His design and plan for mankind.

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 2. There is only one true God -- revealed in three persons...Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Commonly known as the Trinity).

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 3. In the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ.  As God's son, Jesus was both human and divine.

 

 4. Though originally good, man willingly fell to sin -- ushering evil and death, both physical  and spiritual, into the      

      world.

 

 5. Every person can have restored fellowship with God through ‘salvation’ (Accepting        

     Christ's offer of forgiveness for sin).

 

 6. We practice two ordinances—(1) Water baptism by immersion after repenting of one's sins and receiving Christ's       gift of salvation, and (2) Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper) as a symbolic remembrance of Christ's suffering      

      and death for our salvation.

 

 7. The baptism in the Holy Spirit is a special experience following salvation that empowers believers for witnessing        and effective service, just as it did in New Testament times.

 

 8. The initial physical evidence of the baptism in the Holy Spirit is ‘Speaking in Tongues,’ as experienced on the Day         of Pentecost and referenced throughout Acts and the Epistles.

 

 9. Sanctification initially occurs at salvation and is not only a declaration that a believer is holy, but also a      

      progressive lifelong process of separating from evil as believers continually draw closer to God and become    

     more Christlike. 

 

10. The Church has a mission to seek and save all who are lost in sin. We believe 'the  Church' is the Body of Christ               and consists of the people who, throughout time, have  accepted God's offer of redemption (regardless of      

        religious denomination) through the sacrificial death of His son Jesus Christ.

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11. A divinely called and scripturally ordained leadership ministry serves the Church. The Bible teaches that each of       us under leadership must commit ourselves to reach others for Christ, to worship Him with other believers,              

      and to build up or edify the body of  believers–the Church.

 

12. Divine healing of the sick is a privilege for Christians today and is provided for in Christ's atonement (His      

       sacrificial death on the cross for our sins).

 

13. The Blessed Hope – when Jesus raptures His Church prior to His return to Earth (the      

       second coming). At this future moment in time all believers who have died will rise      

       from their graves and will meet the Lord in the air, and Christians who are alive will be

       caught up with them, to be with the Lord forever.

 

14. In the Millennial Reign of Christ when Jesus returns with His saints at His second coming and begins His          

       benevolent rule over earth for 1,000 years. At that time, many in the nation of Israel will recognize and accept      

       Him as the Messiah, the Savior who died for them and all mankind.

 

15. A final judgment will take place for those who have rejected Christ. They will be judged  for their sin and        

       consigned to eternal punishment in a punishing lake of fire.

 

16. We look forward to the perfect new Heavens and a new Earth that Christ is preparing    

        for all people, of all time, who have accepted Him. We will live and dwell with Him        

        there forever following His millennial reign on Earth. 'And so shall we forever be with    

        the Lord!'