We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God, which serves as the foundation of our belief statements and Christian doctrine. We affirm the existence of One God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Our faith tenets include a strong belief in the Deity of Jesus Christ, who is the only begotten Son of God, born of the Virgin Mary. Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and was raised from the dead. He ascended to heaven and today sits at the right hand of the Father as our intercessor. We acknowledge that 'All have sinned and come short of the glory of God,' emphasizing that repentance is necessary for the forgiveness of sins. We uphold that Justification is by Faith Alone, and that regeneration or the New-Birth through faith in the blood of Christ is essential. Additionally, we believe that Sanctification is subsequent to Regeneration and represents a Second Definite Instantaneous Work of Grace, achieved by faith by the fully justified believer. Our belief statements also include the understanding that the gift of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost empowers those who receive it and that He imparts gifts to individual believers for the benefit of the whole church. We practice Water Baptism in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost as a public declaration that one has accepted Christ as Savior and Lord. Moreover, we believe in Divine Healing as provided in the Atonement, and we observe the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper to commemorate Christ’s death while anticipating His second coming. We affirm the Personal, Premillennial, Second Coming of Jesus: first, to resurrect the righteous dead and gather the living saints to meet Him in the air; and second, to reign with His saints on earth for a thousand years. Lastly, we believe in the bodily resurrection of both the Saved and the Lost; the saved to life eternal and the lost to everlasting punishment.
Sheridan Forest Worship Center
126 Sheridan Forest Road, Goldsboro, North Carolina 27534, United States