confession of faith
By the grace of God, we seek to live and proclaim the good news of reconciliation in Jesus Christ. As part of the one body of Christ at all times and in all places, we affirm that the following are central to our faith and practice
Section 1
God reveals himself to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the Creator who seeks to restore fallen mankind by calling a people to be faithful to him in fellowship, worship, service and witness.
Section 4
As a community of believers, we recognize that the Bible is authoritative for us in matters of faith and life; we interpret it together under the direction of the Holy Spirit, in the light of Jesus Christ, to discern the will of God in order to obey it.
Section 2
Jesus is the Son of God. By his life and teachings, his death on the cross and his resurrection, he showed us how to be faithful disciples, he redeemed the world and he offers eternal life.
Section 5
The Spirit of Jesus enables us to trust God in all areas of life, so that we become peacemakers renouncing violence, loving our enemies, seeking justice and sharing our goods with those who are in the need.
Section 3
As a Church, we are a community of those whom the Spirit of God calls to turn from sin, to acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord, to receive baptism upon confession of faith, and to follow Christ in their lives.
Section 6
We meet regularly to worship God, to celebrate the Lord's Supper, and to listen to the Word of God in a spirit of mutual accountability.
Section 7
As a global community of faith and life, we cross boundaries of nationality, race, class, gender and language. We seek to live in the world without conforming to the powers of evil, to witness to God's grace by serving others, caring for creation, and inviting all human beings to know Jesus as Savior and Lord.
For these convictions, we draw our inspiration from our sixteenth-century Anabaptist predecessors, who are a radical example of disciples of Jesus Christ. By the power of the Holy Spirit, we seek to walk in his name, confidently awaiting the return of Christ and the full coming of the Kingdom of God.