oUR DOCTRINES

  1. ​The Word of God
    We believe that the Bible is the infallible Word of God fully inspired and without error in the original manuscripts, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and that it has supreme and final authority in all matters of faith and practice. 
  2. The Trinity
    We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 
  3. God the Father
    We believe in God the Father, an infinite eternal being, all-powerful and perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and love.  We believe that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men, that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ. 
  4. Jesus Christ
    We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit.  We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, and teachings. We believe in His substituionary atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for His people, and in His personal, premillennial, and imminent return for the church as well as His "Glorious appearing" with the church to set up his earthly kingdom. 
  5. The Holy Spirit
    We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person, is co-equal with God in all His attributes, and is sent by the Lord Jesus Christ from the Father, to convict the world of sin, to regenerate, indwell guide, and teach the believer, and to empower him to live in victory over sin. 
  6. Humanity
     We believe God created humankind immutably as male and female to reflect and bear His image. As such, human beings of every ethnicity, age, ability, as well as the pre-born deserve dignity, protection, honor, respect, and Christian love. We believe that in the sin of the first Adam, the whole human race fell, and as a result, apart from Christ all people are spiritualy dead and under condemnation.  
  7. Regeneration
    We believe that those who repent of their sin and trust in Jesus Christ as Savior are regenerated by the Holy Spirit.
  8. The Last Things
    We believe in the resurrection of the body, the final judgement, the eternal bliss of the righteous, and the endless suffering of the wicked.
  9. The Church 
    We believe in the universal church, a living spiritual body of which Christ is the head and all regenerated persons are members. We believe in the local church, consisting of a company of believers in Jesus Christ, baptized on a credible profession of faith, and associated for worship, work and fellowship. We believe that God has laid upon the members of the local church the primary task of giving the gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost world.
  10. Satan
    We belive that Satan exists and that he is a liar, a murderer, a deciver, the accuser of the brethren, and the opposer of all truth.  
  11. Creation
    We accept the Genesis account of creation and believe that man came by direct creation of God. 
  12. Christian Conduct
    We believe that Christians should live for the glory of God and the well-being of others; that their conduct should be blameless before the world; that they should be faithful stewards of their possessions; and that they should seek to realize for themselves and others the full stature of maturity in Christ.
  13. The Ordinances
    We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has committed two ordinances to the local church: baptism and the Memorial Table. We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water into the name of the Triune God. We believe that the Memorial Table was instituted by Christ for commemoration of His death. We believe that these two ordinances should be observed and administered until the return of the Lord Jesus Christ.
  14. Religious Liberty
    We believe that every human being has direct relations with God, and is responsible to God alone in all matters of faith; that each church is independent and must be free from interference by any ecclesiastical or political authority; that therefore Church and State must be kept separate as having different functions, each fulfilling its duties free from dictation or patronage of the other.
  15. Church Cooperation
    We believe that local churches can best promote the cause of Jesus Christ by cooperating with one another in a denominational organization. Such an organization, whether it is the Conference or a district conference, exists and functions by the will of the churches. Cooperation in a conference is voluntary and may be terminated at any time. Churches may likewise cooperate with interdenominational fellowships on a voluntary independent basis.
  16. Christian Marriage
    We believe that marriage is a creation ordinacne designed by God as the most basic and fundamental institution of society.  We believe that marriage is defined as a covenant between one man and one woman that should not be separated until death.  Though we recognize the state's provision to recognize, officiate, and keep accurate recordes of legitmate marriages, we hold that only God's Word has the authority to establish the parameters of marriage. 

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(Calvary Church is affiliated with Converge Worldwide and the Converge Heartland District)