To be honest, beliefs communicated solely by words can fill up a lot of paper or use a lot of pixels. Yes, beliefs matter. And words matter. However, when engaged in conversations involving religion and beliefs, remember that not everyone agrees on everything. We begin by trusting in a God who allows for a big, wide, and grace-filled conversation. When it comes to teaching, or sermons, we begin with the Bible. Yes, it is old. In fact, it’s very old. We believe eternal truths are baked into the stories, poetry, history, and overarching narrative. Simply put, we believe the Bible is divinely inspired. We believe the Divine exists in three persons, traditionally known as the Trinity: God the Creator, the divine Word incarnate in the first century person of Jesus, and the eternal Spirit. The Bible proclaims that God, through Jesus, defeated all sin and death by absorbing them when he was crucified on a wooden execution stake known as a cross. Through Jesus’ resurrection, God has begun the renewal, restoration, and reconciliation of all things, and everyone everywhere is invited to follow Jesus into this New Creation. That is the message the church is to proclaim and participate in. And just like that, we have used many words that can sound quite churchy and abstract.

So… the best way to learn what we believe is to spend time with us and experience how we live as a community. And that is what we hope you will choose to do.