Statement of Faith

Tenets emphasizing Christian beliefs:

1. There is one God, who created and sustains everything that exists, and who continues to be active in human history.
2. Humanity is the highest creation of God, but rebelled against its Creator, and in its fallen nature is in need of forgiveness and reconciliation.
3. God became incarnate in Jesus Christ, who died on the cross, who was raised bodily from the dead to reconcile human beings to their Creator, and who has promised to return personally in judgment to complete the establishment of His kingdom.
4. God works in and through people in the person of the Holy Spirit.
5. The character and purposes of God are revealed in the Bible, the Word of God, which is the basis for what Christians are to believe and how they are to live.

Tenets emphasizing human relationships and responsibilities:

1. Sin has stained the general human condition to the point where every generation of humankind has both conceived and transferred patterns of self-destructive behaviour that require pointed, specific confession and release by the Holy Spirit, so that the believer can be restored to a full capacity for joy.
2. Every individual is a person of worth, with basic human rights and essential human responsibilities.
3. The uniqueness of each human being and the distinctiveness of social groups derive from factors such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, life philosophy, family, culture, and economic and social structures.