We believe in one God--the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

We believe that the Old and New Testament Scriptures, given by perfect

  inspiration, contain all the truth necessary for faith and Christian living.

We believe that man is born with a fallen nature, and is inclined to sin always.

We believe that the unrepentant are hopelessly and eternally lost.

We believe that the death of Jesus Christ was for the whole human race; and 

  that whoever repents and believes in Jesus Christ is forgiven and saved from 

  the power of sin.

We believe that believers are to be purified through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

We believe that the Holy Spirit bears witness to the new birth in believers, and

   also purifies those believers.

We believe that our Lord will return, the dead will be raised, and the

   final judgment will take place.

Core Values:

1. We Are a Christian People:

As members of the Church Universal, we join with all true believers in proclaiming the Lordship of Jesus Christ and in embracing the historic Trinitarian creed statements of Christian faith.  We value our Wesleyan-Holiness heritage and believe it to be a way of understanding the faith that is true to Scripture, reason, tradition, and experience.  

2. We Are a Holiness People:

God, who is holy, calls us to a life of holiness.  We believe that the Holy Spirit seeks to do in us a second work of grace, called by various terms including "entire sanctification" and "baptism with the Holy Spirit" - cleansing us from all sin, renewing us in the image of God, empowering us to love God with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength, and our neighbors as ourselves, and producing in us the character of Christ.  Holiness in the life of believers is most clearly understood as Christlikeness.