About the Holy Spirit

• We believe the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
• We believe it is given us in our baptisms.
• We believe with the Holy Spirit comes spiritual gifts given to each baptized person for the edification and mission of Jesus Christ and His church.

About the Sacraments

• We believe there are two sacraments - Holy Baptism and Holy Communion.
• We believe God comes to us through the Word and water of Baptism, making us His children and heirs to all His promises.
• We believe baptism is God's action - not ours, and is dependent on God's promises.  Therefore, we believe in baptizing infants as well as adults.  We believe baptism is to be done once.
• We believe God comes to us through the Word and bread and wine of Holy Communion.  We believe God is present in the bread and wine - His body and blood giving to all who eat and drink, the forgiveness of sins.
• We believe Holy Communion is to be given weekly for the nourishment and spiritual welfare of our members.

About the Bible and the Word of God

• We believe the Holy Bible is the chief and most important way God reveals His word to us.
• We believe the Word of God and all one needs to know for salvation is revealed to us through the Holy Bible.
• We believe the Holy Bible is not the Word of God in and of itself-but we believe the Bible reveals the Word of God to us through its history, stories, and parables. 
• We believe the Word of God to be infallible, authoritarian, and the norm and standard for our faith.
• We believe the Word of God comes to us either as Gospel or law, and it is our job to distinguish between the two.

About the Church

• We believe the church is the group of people who regularly gather around Word and Sacrament.
• We believe the church is composed of all who believe that God is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

About The Trinity

• We believe God is the one and only God, but He has revealed Himself to us in three ways - God the Father; God the Son; and God the Holy Spirit.  Thus, we believe in The Trinity.