What we believe

Doctrinal Statement

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible Word of God. It is the supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
• We believe that there is only one true and living God eternally existent in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
• We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is true God and true Man, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin. We believe in his life being sinless, in his miracles, his perfect substitutionary sacrifice for sins, in his bodily resurrection, in his Ascension to the right hand of the Father and in his personal return in power and glory.
• We believe that salvation is entirely of God's grace through repentance and a personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ alone.
• We believe that those who acknowledge Christ as Saviour and Lord belong to the church universal, His body. Christ is the only head and each of us are members, united by the Holy Spirit.
• That each person upon believing in Christ is regenerated, baptized, indwelt and sealed by the Holy Spirit, who also gives gifts to the Church and enables each believer to produce the fruit of the Spirit.
• We believe in baptism by immersion of those who are able to make a clear confession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
• We believe in the equality of men and women in their standing before God. We also believe that the Bible spells out different roles for men and women in some situations within the life of the church which in no way compromise this equality.
• We believe that the Holy Spirit plays an indispensable role in the Christian life. While we believe that worship should be a warm and wholehearted response to God our practise of public worship does not include the expression of what are commonly regarded as charismatic gifts.
• We believe that based on Jesus' instruction and Paul's teaching communion occupies a central place in the worship of the church.
• We believe that generosity with material possessions reflects a true grasp of the Gospel and all of its implications. To regularly give one tenth of our income as a minimum is something we encourage all to aim at.