Our Beliefs

Beliefs

As a member of the Baptist Union, the Church subscribes to the Union’s Declaration of Principle:
“The basis of this Union is:
1. That our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, is the sole and absolute authority in
all matters pertaining to faith and practice, as revealed in the Holy Scriptures, and that each Church has
liberty, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to interpret and administer His laws.
2. That Christian baptism is the immersion in water into the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy
Ghost, of those who have professed repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ who
‘died for our sins according to the Scriptures, was buried and rose again on the third day.’
3. That it is the duty of every disciple to bear witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to take part in the
evangelisation of the world.”

Articles of Faith

This Church is witness to:
1. The Divine Authority, Inspiration and Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures and the need for the Holy Spirit’s
leading in order to attain a true and spiritual understanding of them.
2. The Unity of the Godhead and Divine co-equality of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
3. The reality of sin, the need of repentance towards God and the new birth by Holy Spirit and the
justification of the sinner solely by faith through the atoning merits of our Lord Jesus Christ.
4. The essential deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, His Incarnation through a Virgin Birth, His real and perfect
manhood, His substitutionary death for sinners, His Resurrection, His Ascension, His present
intercession for His people at the right hand of God the Father, His future personal return.
5. The Resurrection of the body, the judgement of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ.
6. The Ordinances of Believers’ Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.