Realizing that we cannot please everyone, and desiring to please the Lord Jesus Christ first and foremost, the following is a description of our church and its principles.

1. We are a Baptist church. We hold to the Biblical landmarks that Baptists have held since the time when Jesus Christ founded the first church during His earthly ministry.

2. We are a Bible-believing church. The Scriptures are our only rule of faith and practice. We believe the King James Bible to be the preserved Word of God in English, and so it is the only version used in the preaching and teaching at our church.

3. We are an independent Baptist church. While we fellowship with the American Baptist Association (a fellowship of 2000 Baptist churches in America), we are completely autonomous as a church. No prelate or denomination dictates to our church. Our only Head and Lawgiver is the Lord Jesus Christ. In matters concerning the operation of our church, we are governed by our congregation and led by our Pastor.

4. We are a dependent church. We realize what Jesus meant when He said, "without me ye can do nothing." We depend on the Lord for every good thing and every blessing we have, and we depend on Him for the strength to do His will.

5. We are an evangelistic church. We are engaged in proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ to our area through preaching and witnessing, and we support missionaries to take the gospel to places we cannot go.

6. We are a traditional church. We do not follow the fads and fashions of religion. We do not formulate our ministry around the latest book written by a popular "Christian" author, but we formulate our ministry around the Great Commission which Jesus gave (Matt. 28:18-20). Our music is comprised of the traditional hymns and gospel songs that are familiar to God's people. At the same time, we employ modern means (such as this website) to get the gospel out to as many people as we can.

7. We are a separated church. Anyone who wants to hear the gospel is welcomed to attend our services, no matter how they are living. However, we expect those who hold membership in our church to walk in a manner worthy of a Christian profession. We practice church discipline as commanded by the Lord Jesus Christ so as the maintain the testimony and credibility of our church before an evil world.