Grace is the reason that we exist to glorify God. It is in His sovereignty that He has assembled this body of believers to exalt His Son, Jesus Christ—the One whose death and resurrection gives us peace with God, spiritual gifts for edification of the church, and the hope of heaven. You’ll find that His grace is the common thread that runs through every ministry and expression of worship here.

Baptist is likewise significant. It suggests an urgency of obedience to identify with a genuine fellowship and become a part of a church family. As members of one body, the symbolic act of baptism expresses biblical understanding of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Although the very act of baptism will not save anyone, it is an expression of love and obedience for those that are in Christ.

Church is God's designation for the assembly of people called by His name. As such, our course has been charted by God; our destiny has been planned by God; our members have been chosen by God; our purposes have been defined by God. We trust you’ll discover God’s grace among us as we choose to worship God in His glory.

We are a local assembly of believers who have one standard for faith and conduct—the Holy Bible. We stand uncompromisingly for the inerrant, inspired Word of God. It is what we preach, what we teach, what we believe, and what we strive to live.

When you look across the landscape at churches throughout the world, you find a few different models of how a church is governed. Different churches have adopted differing methods. It could be reasonably said that the majority of churches fall into one of two popular approaches to church government: an autocracy or a democracy.

The Bible teaches that both of these models are deficient. They both lack Biblical support and although they may be appropriate in some other arena, the Bible teaches that they are not God’s design for the church. The Bible teaches that the church is Christ’s; He is the Head—not only of the universal Body of Christ, but also of every local congregation. This means that neither one individual nor the majority of the congregation are the proper arbitrator for the life and work of the church. As we look to the Scriptures, we do find one approach to church government that avoids the pitfalls of both the autocratic and democratic models and is in agreement with the teaching of the Scriptures on local church rule.

In the New Testament, the leaders of the local church are referred to by a variety of terms. Although each of these terms may highlight a particular aspect of the leadership role, they are used to describe those who lead the church.

These elders are men gifted by the Spirit of God and given to the local church as special gifts by Christ—whom God has appointed to lead the church. As the New Testament speaks of these leaders, it is clear that local churches were to have a number of elders who served in leadership, seeking to hear from the Lord regarding the teaching of His will for the church in accordance to biblical doctrine.

These men are those whom God holds ultimately responsible for the life of the church. Theirs is the God-given authority for seeing that the church holds fast to the truth of the Scriptures, that the teaching ministry of the church is sound, that the members are appropriately shepherded, and that the church is growing in a Biblical way. Wise and loving elders are intimately connected to the members of the church and open to their concerns, hopes, and desires. But, ultimately, the elders do not rule by the will of the people, but by the will and Word of God.

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