Take a moment and learn about some of our Church Distinctives…
- Biblical Eldership
We believe the church should be ruled by a plurality of elders under the Headship of Christ. We believe that there are two offices in the church, elder and deacon (servant leader). The elders focus is on the teaching of God’s Word, shepherding, oversight and prayer. While each elder has specific gifts and abilities, no one elder has more authority than the others. Servant leaders are helpers and give assistance to the elders for care and ministry within the body. - God-Centered Worship
We believe in God-centered worship. Biblical worship comes from the heart and is grounded in truth. God, through His revealed Word, gives to us the guidelines of how He is to be worshipped. The proclamation of God’s Word, the reading of the Word, prayer, testifying, encouragement and singing are the elements of Christian, God-centered worship. Although there is room for a variety of styles, the essence of our corporate gatherings are clearly defined and should always be consistent with the Bible. - Expository Teaching
We believe in consecutive, expository preaching. Expository preaching involves the public reading, explanation and application of Scripture. We desire to “expose the text” rather than impose our personal opinions on the text. Our norm is consecutive, expository preaching in which the elders preach through a book of the Bible from beginning to end. This gives the preaching ministry a biblical balance. This method also gives the people the opportunity to see “the whole“ of a book over a period of time in order to gain a better understanding. - Evangelsim
We have a mandate and also a personal desire to reach out to the community around us and share the gospel with them. Though we often attempt to meet physical and emotional needs of people within our community too, we understand the greatest need is spiritual and God’s ordained means of salvation is the proclamation of the Gospel in and outside the walls of the church building. We support missionaries through gifts and resources designated through the cooperative program of the SBC and we also support individual missionaries who are with other ministry organizations. - God’s Sovereignty and Man’s Responsibility in Salvation
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is to be preached to all people everywhere. God’s Word gives the command to all people to repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. It teaches that “Whosoever Will may Come”. The “problem” is that fallen, sinfully depraved man will never “will” to come in and of himself, God must intervene. We affirm that salvation is, from beginning to end, a work of God. Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, to the glory of God alone. For a deeper look into this church distinctive and Biblical Doctrine click here.