Beliefs & Values

Scripture alone is our final authority. We gladly identify with the historic Reformed Baptist tradition, majoring on what Scripture makes clear and staying charitable on secondary matters.

Belief

The Bible

Scripture is God-breathed, authoritative, and sufficient for faith and life.

Belief

God

There is one true God who exists eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Belief

Jesus Christ

Fully God and fully man, He lived in perfect obedience, died a substitutionary death, rose bodily, and reigns as Lord.

Belief

Salvation

God saves sinners by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. The gospel calls every person to repent and believe.

Belief

The Church

A covenant community of baptized believers gathering under Christ’s Word, marked by unity, holiness, and truth.

Belief

The Ordinances

Believer’s baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper, practiced with clarity and reverence.

Belief

The Doctrines of Grace

God’s sovereign grace in election, effectual calling, justification, sanctification, and perseverance.

Belief

Christ’s Return

We affirm the visible return of Christ, the resurrection, and final judgment.

Value

Warmth, Truth, Mission

We welcome people personally because Christ welcomed us graciously, we speak and preach biblically, and we serve Cedar Grove with humility, mercy, and witness.