What We Believe About the Church & Its Mission

The Church

We teach that the church of Jesus Christ is the body of all born-again believers (Matt. 16:18; John 3:3,5; Eph. 1:22-23; 3:10; 5:24-25; Col. 1:18; Heb. 12:23). We teach that believers in a particular region should join together in a local assembly for edification, equipping, and worship (Acts 2:42; 14:23; Rom. 16:5; Heb. 10:25). We teach that the formation of the church, the Body of Christ, began on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2) and will be completed at the coming of Christ for His own at the rapture (1 Cor. 15:51-52; 1 Thes. 4:13-18).

We teach that the church is distinct from national Israel (Rom. 11; 1 Cor. 10:32).

The Mission of the Church

We teach that the primary mission of the church is to glorify God by preaching the Gospel to every creature and teaching them to do what He commands (Matt. 28:19-20). We teach that the leadership of the church has been given to equip saints to do ministry (Eph. 4:12).