The Church
We believe that the local church, which is the body and the espoused bride of Christ, is solely made up of born-again persons (1Cor. 12:12-14; 2Cor. 11:2; Eph. 1:22-23; 5:25-27).
We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures (Acts 14:27; 20:17, 28-32; 1Tim. 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-11).
We believe in the autonomy of the local church free of any external authority of control (Acts 13:1-4; 15:19-31; 20:31; Rom. 16:1-4; 1Cor. 3:9, 16; 5:4-13; 1Peter 5:1-4).
We recognize baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper as the Scriptural ordinances of obedience for the church in this age (Matt. 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42; 18:18; 1Cor. 11:23-26).
