Our Story

We believe in one true and living God, eternal and self-existent, who has revealed Himself as one being in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He is the Creator and sustainer of all things, seen and unseen.

Genesis 1:1; Deuteronomy 6:4; Psalm 86:9-10; Isaiah 43:10-11; Matthew 28:19; Mark 12:29; John 1:1-3

We believe in God the Father, the first person of the Trinity, Creator and sustainer of all things. Through Jesus He adopts us into His family, making us His sons and daughters.

Genesis 1:1; Matthew 6:9; John 1:12; Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:4-7; Titus 3:5-7

We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God and second person of the Trinity. He became human through the Holy Spirit and was born of the virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life, ministered in miraculous power, died in our place to pay for our sins, rose bodily from the dead, ascended to heaven and now intercedes for us. We eagerly await His return to gather His people to Himself, and we live ready to meet Him.

Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Luke 24:39; John 14:1-3; Acts 1:9; 10:38; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 7:25-26; 1 Peter 2:22; 1 John 3:2-3

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, who comes from the Father and the Son. He is always present and at work: convicting people of sin, bringing them new life, making believers more like Jesus and guiding us into all truth.

John 14:26; 16:8-11; Romans 8:14; 1 Peter 1:2

We believe the whole Bible, Old and New Testaments in their original writings, is inspired by God word for word and is without error. It doesn’t just contain God’s Word; it is God’s Word, His complete revelation to us. It shows us everything we need for salvation and is our highest authority for what we believe and how we live. Nothing outside of it can be required as a matter of faith.

Matthew 5:17-18; 24:35; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21

We believe God created people in His image, good and upright, but humanity chose to sin and is separated from God and spiritually dead. God’s answer is Jesus: His death on the cross fully paid for the sins of the whole world, and there is no other way to be saved. We receive salvation by turning to God and trusting in Jesus. In that moment the Holy Spirit gives us new birth: we are made right with God, adopted into His family and given eternal life. We believe every believer should then be baptised by full immersion in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, a picture of dying, being buried and rising again with Christ.

Genesis 1:26-31; 3:1-7; Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38; Romans 5:12-21; 6:4-5; 2 Corinthians 5:18-21; Ephesians 1:7; Titus 3:5-7; 1 Peter 1:18-23; 1 John 5:1

We believe the baptism in the Holy Spirit empowers believers to be effective witnesses for Jesus. It is distinct from and follows salvation, is received by faith, and is first evidenced by speaking in tongues as the Spirit enables. We believe the nine gifts of the Spirit and the ministry gifts of Christ are active today, and that divine healing has been provided through Jesus’ death and resurrection and is received by faith in God’s promises.

Exodus 15:26; Psalm 103:3; Isaiah 53:4; Matthew 8:16-17; Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-5, 8; 2:1-4; 8:15-19; 11:14-17; 19:1-7; 1 Corinthians 12:8-10; Ephesians 4:11-13; James 5:14-15; 1 Peter 2:24

We believe the Church is the body of Christ, with Jesus as its head, and the home where God lives by His Spirit. God has given it everything it needs to carry out its great commission. Every believer, born again by the Spirit, is a vital part of it, and our names are written in heaven.

Matthew 28:19-20; Ephesians 1:22-23; 2:22; Hebrews 12:23