Sin
God created people to live most fully in a conscious and dependent relationship with him (Genesis 1:26-27: Jeremiah 30:22). Yet through human rebellion against the will of God (sin), the relationship God intended and desires to have with human beings is broken (Genesis 2:25-3:9). Hence, all of creation is alienated from God, in bondage to sin, brokenness and death, and therefore completely dependent on the grace of God to establish a right relationship and fullness of life (Romans 8:19-23).

Jesus Christ
God entered human history in Jesus Christ  to reveal the fullness of his justice, love and mercy and to draw the world and all people into a right relationship with himself (John 3:16-17, 2 Corinthians 5:17-19). In Jesus Christ God has accomplished all that is necessary to establish a right relationship with people (Romans 3:21-25) and fullness of life for them (John 10:10). Those who believe that God has come to them in Jesus Christ have entered into the new and eternal life that God intends for all creation (Galatians 3:27, Romans 5:18-19, Romans 6:5).

The Church and its Purpose
God in the three persons of Father, Son and Holy Spirit is at work through the community of believers (the church) sustaining, saving and transforming the world. All believers are saved by God for the purpose of participating in God's mission in the world. We participate by the power of the Holy Spirit, which is God's active presence in the world and in believers (1 Peter 2:9-10, Galatians. 5:13, John 20:21). Our involvement is threefold:

We join in God's sustaining work by striving for justice and peace, charity and care of creation (Micah 6:8, Amos 5:24, Romans 14:17); We witness to God's saving work, that others may enter into a life-giving relationship with God through Jesus Christ (Acts 1:8); We participate in God's transforming work which re-creates individuals and communities as a new creation based on love and a right relationship with God (Matthew 28:18-20, 2 Corinthians 3:17-18, Romans 12:2).

Through ministries based on God's Word and the sacraments (communion and baptism), fellowship and teaching, healing and prayer, the church nourishes its disciples as participants in God's mission in the world. (Acts 2:41-47)

The Bible
The Bible is the primary source for knowledge about God and is thus foundational for Christian faith and life (2 Timothy 3:16-17). However, God can speak to us through other means besides the Bible, such as the church, the sacraments, other people, situations, any part of creation and even other religions (Acts 2:17, Romans 1:20, 2 Corinthians 3:2-3).

The Sacraments
In baptism, we receive the assurance that God has begun a saving relationship with us that is nourished by faith in Christian community (Acts 2:38-42). In the Lord's Supper, we receive the assurance of God's presence and forgiveness as we celebrate the unity of the family of God that transcends time and space (Matthew 26:26-28, 1 Corinthians 10:16-17).