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 company of believers in Jesus Christ, baptized on a credible confession of faith, and associated for worship, work and fellowship. We believe that God has laid upon the members of the local church the primary task of giving the gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost world. (Mt. 28:18-20, Acts 1:8, 1Cor. 1:2,12:27, Eph. 4:1-16, 5:22-23, Col. 1:18)

Christian Conduct

We believe that Christians should live for the glory of God and the well-being of others; that their conduct should be blameless before the world; that they should be faithful stewards of their possessions; and that they should seek to realize for themselves and others the full stature of maturity in Christ.
(Matt. 5-7, Gal. 5:16-26, Eph. 4-5)

Marriage, Gender and Sexuality

Because God has ordained marriage and defined it as the covenant relationship between a man, a woman, and Himself, Christ’s Fellowship Church will only recognize marriages between a biological man and a biological woman. We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person. We believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other. We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman. We believe that any form of sexual immorality (including adultery, fornication, homosexual behavior, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, and use of pornography) is sinful and offensive to God. We believe that in order to preserve the function and integrity of Christ’s Fellowship Church as the local Body of Christ, and to provide a biblical role model to the Christ’s Fellowship Church members and the community, it is imperative that all persons employed by Christ’s Fellowship Church in any capacity, or who serve as volunteers, agree to and abide by this Statement on Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality. We believe that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. We believe that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity. Hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated and are not in accord with Scripture nor the doctrines of Christ’s Fellowship Church. (Gen. 1:26-27, Gen. 2:18-25, Ex. 20:14, Mt. 15:18-20, 1 Cor. 6:9-11,18, 20, Heb. 13:4)

Religious Liberty

We believe that every human being has direct relations with God, and is responsible to God alone in all matters of faith; that each church is independent and must be free from interference by any ecclesiastical or political authority; that therefore Church and State must be kept separate as having different functions, each fulfilling its duties free from dictation or patronage of the other. The Church shall be able to utilize the facilities paid for by the tithes and offerings of members in any way that honors God and upholds the beliefs of this Church. (Mk. 12:17, Mk. 13:24-29, Rom. 13)