We are an independent, self-governing local body of believers. We associate and affiliate with others of like precious faith, but we are under no manmade ecclesiastical authority.
In this dispensation, there is only one true church composed of all saved people, which is called the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13, Ephesians 1:22-23, 2:11-16). The body of Christ is made up of both Jews and Gentiles, who together are joint heirs with the Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 3:6). The body of Christ does not appear in prophecy (Ephesians 3:3-8) and is separate and distinct from the prophesied earthly kingdom of Christ, which is yet future (Daniel 2:44, Acts 3:19-21).
We believe in the local church – an assembly of believers in Jesus Christ, united around the seven unities of Ephesians 4:4-6 and associated for worship, labour, and fellowship. Our purpose as a visible, localized manifestation of the body of Christ is to glorify God by promoting "the preaching of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery" given to the apostle Paul (Romans 16:25, Ephesians 3:1-9) and carrying out "the ministry of reconciliation" committed to our trust as ambassadors of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:18-20, 2 Timothy 1:13,14). We believe that God has laid upon the members of the local church the primary task of preaching the gospel of grace to a lost world.
In this dispensation, there is only one true church composed of all saved people, which is called the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13, Ephesians 1:22-23, 2:11-16). The body of Christ is made up of both Jews and Gentiles, who together are joint heirs with the Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 3:6). The body of Christ does not appear in prophecy (Ephesians 3:3-8) and is separate and distinct from the prophesied earthly kingdom of Christ, which is yet future (Daniel 2:44, Acts 3:19-21).
We believe in the local church – an assembly of believers in Jesus Christ, united around the seven unities of Ephesians 4:4-6 and associated for worship, labour, and fellowship. Our purpose as a visible, localized manifestation of the body of Christ is to glorify God by promoting "the preaching of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery" given to the apostle Paul (Romans 16:25, Ephesians 3:1-9) and carrying out "the ministry of reconciliation" committed to our trust as ambassadors of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:18-20, 2 Timothy 1:13,14). We believe that God has laid upon the members of the local church the primary task of preaching the gospel of grace to a lost world.
