God reveals himself primarily through his Word, the Bible. He has spoken to us, so we are committed to seeking him in the words of Scripture. We study the Bible because we find in it “all things that pertain to life and godliness“ (2 Peter 1:3). And we do this with vigor—with enthusiastic effort—because this is the reward of our faith, to press on to know the Lord (Hosea 6:3).

We treasure both unity and diversity. We believe that God desires to showcase his manifold wisdom in the church (Ephesians 3:10) by tearing down walls of fear, hostility, and strife. Beauty in diversity is a way that we intend to show what our God is like: three in one.

We live in the tension of the messianic moment. The kingdom of heaven is already here but has not been fully realized. We anticipate Christ’s second coming, when all will be set right (2 Peter 3:13), but we do not merely wait. Eternity starts now! We look for glimpses, like how God calls people “from every tribe, language, people, and nation“ (Revelation 5:9). This eternal mindset drives our mission to go to all nations, starting in our neighborhood (Matthew 28:18–20).

The church is the body of Christ. We all need each other (1 Corinthians 12:14). We strive to live as a family of brothers and sisters in Christ, laying our lives down for each other. So we live together, laugh together, cry together, and serve together. When we do this, we challenge each other to love the way Jesus calls us to love our God and our neighbors (Luke 10:27).

The only appropriate posture before a God as big as ours is humility. At the same time, we trust in the sufficiency of Christ’s sacrifice to stand before him. In light of that gospel, we have confidence before him and before others. We believe true humility is marked by confidence, and true confidence is marked by humility. This drives our worship, community, and evangelism.