We believe that God has been revealed in many and varied ways, but in these last days, God has been revealed supremely to humanity in the person of Jesus of Nazareth, whom we confess as Lord and Christ (Messiah).   As the only-begotten Son of God, Jesus is the very Word of God in human flesh.  Yet in the human person Jesus of Nazareth, all the fullness of God dwells in bodily form, making him both fully human and fully God.  Therefore we confess the mystery of the incarnation, which makes possible our salvation and redemption.  

We believe that Jesus demonstrated the coming and power of the Kingdom of God in his teachings, his miracles, and his life of love.  He lived a sinless life, only to be rejected, suffer and die on the cross.  By doing this, Jesus destroyed the power of sin by living a perfect life and then offering his life as an atoning sacrifice for our redemption. His offering forgives sin and bridges the gap between God and humans that was caused by sin.  On the third day, Jesus rose from the dead, victorious over death.  His resurrection pioneers a new way forward for humanity, a way that brings life out of death, and ushers in a new creation. The Risen Jesus appeared to many, and ascended to the right hand of God, drawing our humanity into the heart of God.  After this, God sent to us the Holy Spirit, God's invisible presence with us and in us, who enables and empowers us to follow Jesus and to be a part of his Kingdom.  Jesus will come again to judge the world and to bring about the total recreation and renewal of all things.  Therefore we confess the mystery of our faith:  "Christ has died.  Christ is risen.  Christ will come again."

In response to these mysteries, we are called to live out the two greatest commandments: to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength; and to love our neighbor as ourselves. Thus, the Christian response to these mysteries of God is joyful submission to lordship of Jesus Christ in all things.

Because Jesus Christ is the Word of God incarnate, he alone is head of the Church, which is his body. The church is therefore both reformed and always being reformed according to this Word of God, as revealed to us in the Word of God written in the power of the Holy Spirit.

We understand the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments (The Bible) to be the Word of God written, inspired by the Holy Spirit as humans spoke from God; therefore these Scriptures are our final authority on matters of faith and practice, because they testify to Jesus Christ, the Word of God in human flesh. Subordinate to the Scriptures are the confessions and creeds of the church, which are expressions of what the Scriptures lead us to believe and to do as followers of Jesus. In the power of the Holy Spirit, the Scriptures, along with these confessions, human reason and personal experience, help us to discern God’s will for our lives.

The Scriptures teach us that humans exist to glorify God and to enjoy God forever (Westminster Shorter Catechism, Q. 1). But with the entrance of human sin into our world, we humans have fallen short of the glory of God. We have also brought destruction and chaos into God's perfectly ordered creation. Through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, our sins are forgiven, we are freed from the power of sin and death, and we are transformed from this state of sin and spiritual death and to a new and eternal life. Not only is this our hope, but it is the hope for the redemption of all creation.

So with the Protestant and Reformed traditions, we profess that our salvation comes by God’s grace alone received through faith alone in the love of Christ alone.

We affirm that our only comfort in life and in death is that we belong body and soul, not to ourselves, but to our faithful Savior Jesus Christ.

There is only one Church, which Jesus created and redeemed to be his own holy people. He gathered this church and empowered it for ministry by the Holy Spirit when the Spirit was poured out at Pentecost. This Church is catholic (universal) in scope, transcending all human boundaries, and is for all people. It is also apostolic, founded on the testimony of the prophets and apostles, with Jesus as its chief cornerstone. The Church exists wherever the Word of God is rightly preached, the sacraments are rightly administered and church discipline is rightly upheld. It is held together in the unity of the Holy Spirit.

We are charged by Jesus to bear witness to him in word and deed. We share his message with the world, starting from where we are and carrying it to the ends of the earth. This is the mission of the Church, and each of us are called to be Christ's ambassadors in our daily life and work, showing forth the love and justice of Jesus Christ. We carry out Jesus' continuing mission in the power, and with the gifting, of the Holy Spirit.

The Church has been given the gift of two sacraments: Baptism and Holy Communion, also called the Eucharist or the Lord’s Supper. They are outward and visible signs and seals of God inward and invisible grace. They deepen our faith and our connection with Jesus and one another in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Baptism marks the beginning of our journey of faith, signifying our personal spiritual death and resurrection with Jesus in anticipation of our physical death and resurrection in him. Baptism forms our identity in Jesus Christ, and therefore is only administered once for the forgiveness of sins; although we are called to remember our baptism throughout our journey in faith. Baptism is offered to both believers and their children, recognizing that the Spirit of Christ is present in our lives even before we can respond in faith.

The Lord’s Supper (also called the Eucharist, or Holy Communion) is the feast of remembrance and thanksgiving for the death and resurrection of Jesus, until he comes again in glory. By the power of the Holy Spirit, as the bread and cup are lifted before us to receive, we are lifted spiritually to the ascended Lord. In holy communion with him and one another, the Lord confirms and strengthens our faith, nourishes us toward eternal life, and provides a foretaste of the heavenly feast to come. Further, we are united with all Christians of every time and place as one body when we receive this meal. It is a perpetual remembrance and celebration of the meaning of our baptism. In a spirit of radical hospitality, the Lord’s Table is open to all who call upon Jesus Christ and feel called by him to the table, recognizing that our access to the Table is not a right conferred upon the worthy, but a privilege given to the undeserving who come in faith, penitence and love.

All things belong to our Sovereign God, and therefore, we humans are stewards of what we have. All of our gifts, our possessions and our lives, are to be used for the glory of God. Further, we believe Jesus' mission also we are called to be faithful stewards of everything God has given us, including the world God created. The church exists to call and enable us, and all around us, to be faithful stewards together of God's world.

Finally, the leadership of our church is structured around the office of elder (or in the Greek, "presbuteros"); hence, we are a "Presbyterian" church.

In the dual offices of teaching elder (Ministers of Word and Sacrament, or Pastors) and ruling elder, men and women are gifted and called by the Holy Spirit to provide for the spiritual leadership and governance of the church. Alongside of them is the office of deacon, which provides the compassionate arm of the church, wherein men and women are gifted for a ministry of compassion, witness, and service to one another and the world.

Our congregation exists within a "presbytery," which is a body consisting of one ruling elder and all the teaching elders in a geographic area. The presbytery functions as a "corporate bishop" by providing pastoral oversight and leadership for multiple churches in a geographic area.

As a member church of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), "we receive and adopt the essential tenets of the Reformed faith as expressed in the confessions of our Church as authentic and reliable expositions of what Scripture leads us to believe and do, and [are] instructed and led by those confessions as [we] lead the people of God." To read these confessions, or to learn more about our presbytery, synod or denomination, visit the following links: