About Us

We believe that there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons, that these are equal in every divine perfection, and that they execute distinct but harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence and redemption.

John 1:1-3,14, John 14:26, Genesis 1:26, Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 3:16-17, Matthew 28:19, 2 Corinthians 1:21-22

We believe in God, the Father, an infinite, eternal, personal spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and love. We believe that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of all people, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ. We believe that God is the Creator, Sustainer, and Righteous Ruler of the universe. 

Genesis 1:1,26,27, Psalm 90:2, Matthew 28:19, Isaiah 68:5, Matthew 5:48, Psalm 103:13, Ephesians 1:3-5, Malachi 2:10, Matthew 6:26, John 14:21

We believe He is God’s unique Son; the only one of a kind. The Scripture teaches that He is God revealed in flesh. In His Divine nature He is fully God and in His human nature fully man. He is the One once crucified for man’s sin, the now risen and glorified Savior and Lord who mediates between God and man and who gives us access to the Father through His intercession. None can come to the Father unless they come through Him.

We believe that all of the attributes of God are ascribed to the Holy Spirit by the Scriptures. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, sent into the world by the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower all who believe in Jesus Christ. We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Christ, and that He is an abiding helper, teacher and guide.

2 Corinthians 3:17, John 16:7-15, Ephesians 1:13, Acts 1:8,1 Corinthians 3:16-17, Zechariah 4:6, Romans 8:14, 2 Corinthians 13:14, Job 33:4

We believe God created all human beings in His image, male and female, to glorify Him. Therefore, human life and worth begins at conception. Marriage has been instituted by God solely between one man and one woman. Every human life, having been made in the image of God, has inherent, undeniable dignity, value, and purpose. 

Genesis 1:26-27, Genesis 5:1, Jeremiah 1:5, Psalm 139:13-14, Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:2-9, Leviticus 18:22, Ephesians 2:10

We believe that although made in God’s image, all human beings from Adam onward are sinners by nature and choice and are, therefore, under condemnation. Sin distorted and affected every dimension of humanness. All people, under Adam, are born with a corrupt, sin nature. Jesus Christ alone is able to redeem all who place their trust in Him. No matter who you are or where you have been, we want to be a part of where God is leading you.

In light of humankind being created in God’s image and being created male and female, which we believe scripture teaches are the only sexes, the gift of biological sex is thus part of the goodness of God’s creation. He designed and created  separate sexes for His glory and made them equal in dignity, value, and worth as image bearers of Him. Genesis 1:27-Genesis 2:7. We acknowledge that there are some who struggle with gender identity and the growing belief that there are more than two gender expressions. We believe that God’s desire is for our gender identity to be expressed in accordance with our biological sex. We believe that sexual activity is to be exclusively practiced within the parameters of biblical marriage, and that marriage is defined in both Old and New Testaments as an institution ordained by God as a lifelong one-flesh union of only one man and one woman. Any sexual activity practiced outside of biblical marriage, whether heterosexual or homosexual, is a sin. Jesus Christ alone is able to redeem all who place their trust in Him. No matter who you are or where you have been, we want to be a part of where God is leading you.

We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, fully inspired and without error in the original manuscripts, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and that it has supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct. 

2 Timothy 3:16, Proverbs 30:5, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, John 17:17, Isaiah 40:8, 2 Peter 1:21, Psalm 119:89

We believe in the universal church, a living spiritual body of which Christ is the head and all regenerated persons are members. We believe in the local church, consisting of a gathering of believers in Jesus Christ, united for worship, service and fellowship. We believe that God has laid upon the members of the local church the primary task of glorifying God through advancing the gospel of Jesus Christ in a lost and dying world.

Matthew 6:18, Acts 2:42-47, Acts 9:31, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Peter 2:9-10, Colossians 1:18, Hebrews 10:24-25, 1 Corinthians 14:26, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 28:19-20

We believe that a person receives pardon and forgiveness for their sins when they admit to God that they are a sinner and in godly sorrow they turn from their sin and trust in the work of Christ as redemption for their sin. This acceptance of God’s great salvation involves belief in Christ’s death on the cross as man’s substitute and the fact of God’s raising Him from the dead as predicted. It is a salvation by grace alone and not of works. We believe in God’s saving grace that calls forth from all people: faith, repentance, confession, baptism by immersion, and new life and ministry through the Spirit.

It is God’s will that all be saved, but since man has the power of choice, God saves only those who chose to repent of their sin and believe in the work of Christ on the cross. Those who refuse in this life to repent and believe have no later chance to be saved and thus will stand before God and face the consequences of their sin without the righteousness of Christ.

We believe in the personal and visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to earth and the establishment of His kingdom. We believe in the resurrection of the body, the final judgment, the endless suffering of the wicked in Hell, and the eternal joy of the redeemed upon the renewal of all things.

Psalm 98:9, Isaiah 16:5, Acts 1:11, Revelation 1:7, Matthew 24:24-27, Matthew 24:42-44, Matthew 24:30, Romans 5:9, Titus 2:13, John 14:3, Hebrews 9:28, 1 Peter 4:7, Revelation 19:11-16, Mark 8:38, 1 John 3:2-3, Matthew 25:13, Hebrews 10:37,  John 3:18, Revelation 20:12, Revelation 20:11-15, Revelation 21:3-4, Matthew 24:14

While some denominations dictate how a church must operate it is good to know that The Altar is an independent and self-governing local congregation that is affiliated with the National Association of Free Will Baptists. We enjoy the partnership and encouragement that comes with being a part of the Free Will Baptist Denomination but are not controlled by the denomination. The Altar’s loyalty will first and foremost, always be committed to following Christ and carrying out His mission in our community, city, and world.