Faith

This Church acknowledges as its sole Head, Jesus Christ, the Son of God and the Savior of us all. It acknowledges as kindred in Christ all who share in this confession. It looks to the Word of God in the Scriptures, and to the presence and power of the Holy Spirit,
to prosper its creative and redemptive work in the world. It claims as its own the faith of the historic church
expressed in the ancient creeds and reclaimed in the basic insights of the Protestant Reformers. It affirms
the responsibility of the Church in each generation to make this faith its own. In accordance with the
teaching of our Lord and the practice prevailing among Protestant Christians, it recognizes two
Sacraments: Baptism and the Lord's Supper or Holy Communion.
Our expression of this faith is: 

Statement of Faith

We believe in God, the Eternal Spirit, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and our Father, and to his deeds we testify: 

He calls the worlds into being, creates man in his own image, 
and sets before him the ways of life and death.

  He seeks in holy love to save all people from aimlessness and sin. 

He judges men and nations by His righteous will declared through prophets and apostles. 

In Jesus Christ, the man of Nazareth, our crucified and risen Lord, He has come to us and shared our common
lot conquering sin and death and reconciling the world to Himself. 

He bestows upon us His Holy Spirit, creating and renewing the church of Jesus Christ, 
binding in covenant faithful people of all ages, tongues, and races. 

He calls us into his Church to accept the cost and joy of discipleship, to be His servants in the service
of men, to proclaim the gospel to all the world and resist the powers of evil,  to share
in Christ's baptism and eat at His table, to join Him in His passion and victory. 

He promises to all who trust Him forgiveness of sins and fullness of grace,
courage in the struggle for justice and peace, His presence in trial and rejoicing, 
and eternal life in His Kingdom which has no end. 

Blessing and honor, glory and power be unto Him. Amen. 

Covenant

We covenant one with another to seek
and to respond to the Word and the will of God. We pledge to walk
together in the ways of the Lord, made known and to be made known to us. We hold it to
be the mission of the Church; to witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ in all the world, to worship God,
and to strive for truth, justice, and peace. We depend on the Holy Spirit as did our forebears, to lead and empower us.
We work and pray for the coming of the Kingdom of God, and we look with faith toward the triumph of righteousness and eternal life.

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