There is one God, who is infinitely perfect, existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Jesus Christ is the true God and true man, was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died upon the cross, the just for the unjust, as a substitutionary sacrifice, and all who believe in Him are justified on the grounds of His shed blood.

He arose from the dead according to the scriptures. He is now at the right hand of God on high as our Great High Priest. He will come again to establish His kingdom, righteousness and peace.

The Holy Spirit is a divine person, sent to indwell, guide, teach, empower the believer, and convince the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgement.

The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given were inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for the salvation of man. They constitute the divine and only rule of the Christian faith and practice.

Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God: he fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful nature, are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ. The portion of the unrepentant and unbelieving is existence forever in conscious torment; and that of the believer, in everlasting joy and bliss in the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men; and those who repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, receive the gift of eternal life, and become children of God.

It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly, being separated from sin and the world and fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power for holy living and effective service. This is both a crisis and a progressive experience wrought in the life of the believer subsequent to conversion.

Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of the mortal body. Prayer for the sick and anointing with oil are taught in the scriptures and are the privileges for the Church in this present age.

The Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit. Christ is the head of the body, the Church, which has been commissioned by Him to go into the world as a witness, preaching the Gospel to all nations. The local church is a body of believers in Christ who are joined together for the worship of God, for edification through the Word of God, for prayer, fellowship, the proclamation of the Gospel, and the observance of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

There shall be a bodily resurrection of the Just and the Unjust; for the Just, a resurrection unto Life; for the Unjust, a resurrection unto judgement.

The second coming of the Lord Jesus is imminent and will be personal, visible, and premillennial. This is the believer’s blessed hope and is a vital truth which is an incentive for holy living and faithful service.

Article II form our Bylaws

2.1 How do we live our lives so authentically that there is no question about what we believe? Some call it their creed, others their position or dogma. Biblical doctrine is the bedrock on which we base our beliefs; a body or system of teachings from Scripture, relating to a particular subject.

2.2 What we believe about God, how He relates with us, and how we relate to Him, is foundational. We wholeheartedly desire to serve God and the people of His World, based soundly on the Bible. We both live and die by these words and believe they bring the only life worth living; one wholly committed to Jesus Christ.

Our Purpose

The purpose of South Long Lake Church is to be an expression of the body of Christ and to fulfill His mission (Matthew 28:18-20) by making disciples who make disciples in the various communities He has called us to serve while building one another up in love in order to “present everyone mature in Christ” Colossians 1:28.