We are an evangelical Anabaptist church that seeks to spread the good news of Jesus Christ in Hickory, NC.
3:16 CCC Statement of Belief
● We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old Testament and New Testament are the
inerrant, inspired, and infallible Word of God in the original writings. God’s Word
is the final Authority for faith and life.
inerrant, inspired, and infallible Word of God in the original writings. God’s Word
is the final Authority for faith and life.
● We believe there is only one God eternally existing and revealing himself to us in
three distinct Persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
● We believe man was created in the image of God and the sin of Adam (the first
man) marred that image, creating an eternal divide between God and man. Every
person is born with a sinful nature.
● We believe the only way a person can have a true, forgiven relationship with God
is through Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. Jesus was born of the Virgin
Mary and conceived by the Holy Spirit. Jesus became man without ceasing to be
God. Our right standing with God is made sure because of His literal, physical
resurrection.
● We believe in the literal, physical return of Jesus to judge the living and the dead.
● We believe God offers eternal life as a free gift and that it must be received by
faith alone through God’s grace alone. The life that comes from this gift is a
permanent possession of the one receiving it.
● We believe the church is the world wide body of believers in the Lord Jesus
Christ on a mission to enlarge God’s kingdom. The local church is autonomous,
free of any external authority or control.
● We believe that believer’s baptism and the Lord’s Supper are the two ordinances
of the church.
● We believe that marriage is between one man and one woman for life, and that
God assigns their gender at conception.
Our Congregation is a part of the Rosedale Network of Churches
Denominational theology and practice:
“Church isn’t where you meet. Church isn’t a building.
Church is what you do. Church is who you are.
Church is the human outworking of the person of Jesus Christ.
Let’s not go to Church, let’s be the Church.”
-Author Bridget Miller
“For where two or three are gathered in my name,
there am I in the midst of them.”
-Matthew 18:20