Our Beliefs

• God is love and wants to communicate inwardly with everyone who is willing
• Worship is spiritual and must be Spirit-led
• All people are equal before God and may minister as they are led by God
• Jesus Christ is our present Teacher and Lord, and we seek to conduct church affairs in unity under his guidance
• The Spirit of God gives guidance that is consistent with the Bible
• As people respond to the Light of Christ within, their lives begin to reflect Jesus’ peace, integrity, simplicity and moral purity
• We believe there is only one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
• God is sovereign.
• The Bible is the inspired rule of faith and is subject to the Holy Spirit’s interpretation.
• Jesus Christ provided the atoning sacrifice for the sins of humankind through His death and resurrection.
• The Holy Spirit leads men and women in the experience of salvation.
• We believe that salvation is received through faith in Jesus Christ and that the presence of saving faith is revealed by a life lived in obedience to the will of God.
• The Church is the physical expression of the Kingdom of God on earth under the Headship of Jesus Christ.
• Christian witness is given through word and deed.
• Communion with God and baptism into the death and resurrection of Christ through the work of the Holy Spirit are spiritual realities that go beyond outward sacramental expressions.
• The fulfillment of the Church will be realized in the final resurrection and final judgment of humankind.

Additional Resources

• Statement of Essential Truths
• Statement of George Fox
• A Declaration of Faith
• IAYM Discipline