What We Believe

The following are the core beliefs of Faith Community Church of the Nazarene based on the foundational truths taught in the bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines.

There is one eternally existing God who has three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He is the creator of all that exists, both visible and invisible, and is therefore worthy of all glory and praise.  God is perfect in love, power, holiness, goodness, knowledge, wisdom,  justice, and mercy. He is unchangeable and therefore is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

God has revealed himself to us by HIs Son, Jesus Christ, who is the visible image of the invisible God, the holy scriptures, and through all of creation itself.

Humans, both male and female, were created in God's image for His glory. The first humans, Adam and Eve, were created without sin and appointed as caretakers of the rest of God's creations.

When Adam and Eve chose not to obey God, they ceased to be what they were made to be and became distorted images of God. This caused them to fall out of fellowship with God, and fractured all of creation ever since that time.

Jesus Christ came to reconcile us with God. He lived a life without sin and willingly died on a Roman cross two thousand years ago to break the power of sin and evil forces, and to offer forgiveness of sins to anyone who will trust in and follow Him. God raised him from the dead and now, by grace, offers as a free gift eternal life to all who follow Christ, by faith, as their Lord and Savior. That is why salvation can be found in Christ alone.

After His resurrection, Jesus promised His presence and power through the Holy Spirit.  It is through His Spirit that we receive strength to live for Jesus and to become like Jesus

The Church is meant to be the visible body of Christ, sent into the world to glorify God by sharing the new life that Jesus offers and by living as agents of grace and service in the world today.

Jesus Christ is returning one day to judge both the living and the dead and to usher in the fullness of God's kingdom on earth.