Statement Of Faith

1. 1. The Holy bible is the inspired Word of God and the basis four our beliefs;

   2. In the eternal God, Who is Father, Son, And Holy Spirit;

   3. In the Divinity, Virgin birth, Vicarious death, Resurrection, Ascension and present intercessory ministry of Jesus Christ;

   4. That the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ; to convict and regenerate people, to indwell, guide, teach and empower believers;

   5. That all have sinned and are lost without Jesus Christ as their personal saviour;

   6. That A Person can be saved only by faith in the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ;

   7. That water baptism, by immersion, and the Lord's Supper are ordinances to observe - not means of salvation;

   8. That the membership of the local church should be made up of nothing but born again believers - the true body of Christ;

   9. That the local church is autonomous under Jesus Christ;

   10. In the personal, bodily return of Jesus;

   11. In the bodily resurrection of all the dead, the everlasting reward of believers, and the everlasting punishment of unbelievers;

   12. In the separation of Church and State;

Baptist Faith and Message as adopted by SBC in 1963