Who we are

The one true God who lives eternally in three persons, Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.

The love, grace and sovereignty of God in creating, sustaining, ruling, redeeming and judging the world.

The divine inspiration and supreme authority of the Old and New Testament Scriptures, which are the written Word of God fully trustworthy for faith and conduct.

The incarnation of Gods eternal Son, the Lord Jesus Christ born of the virgin Mary; truly divine and truly human, yet without sin.

The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God.

The bodily resurrection of Christ, the first fruits of our resurrection; his ascension to the Father; and his reign and mediation as the only Savior of the world.

The justification of sinners solely by the grace of God through faith in Jesus as Lord and Savior.

The ministry of God the Holy Spirit, who leads us to repentance, unites us with Christ through new birth, empowers our discipleship and enables our witness.

The church, as the body of Christ, given life by the Spirit and endowed with the Spirit gifts to worship God and to love and serve one another. As a community, the church embraces the responsibility for proclaiming the gospel to all nations and of extending God’s loving purposes of justice and peace to all people through acts of sacrificial love and service.

The provision in Scripture for every believer, after conversion, to be baptized with the Holy Spirit, and that this empowering releases greater fruit, power and gifts of the Spirit in the believer. We affirm that all the spiritual gifts enumerated in the New Testament are for today and that not any one gift stands apart as the initial evidence of being baptized with the Spirit.

The ordinances of Believers baptism (with immersion being the form practiced at Believers House of Hope) and the Lord Supper (as a remembrance of Christ suffering and death).

The personal and visible return of Jesus Christ to fulfill the purposes of God, who will raise all people to judgement, bring eternal life to the redeemed and eternal condemnation to the lost and establish a new heaven and new earth.