What to Expect

At United Baptist Church, we are committed to loving God and loving neighbor. Our service is designed to help us focus on this simple vision.

Dress

At United, everyone is welcome to come just as they are. Some people like to dress up, and others dress very casually. We encourage you to come the way that you feel most comfortable. Anything that is modest is just fine. Ties are fine, jeans are fine. 

KidsUnited

If you have kids, we have an incredible Children’s ministry that will take care of your children (ages birth through 5th grade) while you enjoy the service. Our Children’s staff and volunteers are the best and most experienced you will find. You can rest assured that your children will be loved and taken care of in a safe, secure, and exciting environment designed just for them. Come by and ckeck out what God is doing in KidsUnited

During the Service

Every Sunday you will hear a relevant, dynamic, straightforward message based on the Bible that is designed to be helpful in your everyday life. As part of our weekly service we do take up an offering. If you are a guest, please do not feel any pressure or obligation to give. This is an act of worship for our regular attenders, allowing them to thank God for all of the great work He is doing in their lives and to give back to help continue the work of the church.

 

 

What We Believe

 

OUR BELIEFS

While we hope to answer any questions you may have about our beliefs on this page, we understand that you may have an inquiry about something we don't mention here. If you have more questions, we encourage you to attend a service and feel free to ask.

THE ESSENTIALS

Scripture

We believe Scripture, both the Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God, without error when they were initially penned by their authors. We believe it to be the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of all people, the divine and final authority for the Christian life and faith.

 

Godhead

We believe in the Trinity, the Triune God, one God who has always and will always exist as three distinct persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. They all share the same essence or substance but have distinct personalities and roles.

 

God the Father

We believe in God, the Father, Creator of all things visible and invisible, who is true holiness, all powerful, infinite love, absolute truth, all knowing, and all present.

 

God the Son

We believe Jesus Christ is simultaneously 100% human and 100% divine. We believe He was born of a virgin, that His death was a pleasing and acceptable sacrifice for the sins of all, and that He ascended to heaven. We believe He will return in bodily form to gather all Christ followers. We believe Jesus is the only way to have a personal relationship with God, and that by personally accepting His death and resurrection, anyone can be spiritually birthed into this relationship.

 

God the Holy Spirit

We believe the Holy Spirit's goal is to bring glory and honor to Jesus Christ. We affirm He is actively involved in the lives of Christ followers. He is not only responsible for their new birth, He also instructs and empowers them to live the Christian life. He grows fruit in their lives as evidence of character development. He gifts them in ways that enable fulfillment of their God given destiny of being God's teammate in reaching the world. We affirm He is also active in the lives of unbelievers, whether skeptics or inquisitive seekers. He is at work prodding them about sin, pointing out their distance from God, and heightening their sense of emptiness that only God can fill.

 

Humanity

We believe that all people are created in the image of God. Through the fall of Adam and Eve, all were separated from God. We remain in that state until the moment of new birth by the Holy Spirit. Only through the work of the Holy Spirit can this eternal life be received.

 

Salvation

We believe that God, in His great love for all people, provided the ultimate sacrifice for sin in His Son, Jesus Christ. Salvation can come through Him alone. Only through His shed blood, and resurrection are there any grounds for justification and reconciliation to God. Salvation is, therefore, received as a free gift of faith.

Because God gives us eternal life through Jesus Christ, the true believer is secure in that salvation for eternity. If you have been genuinely saved, you cannot "lose" it. Salvation is maintained by the grace and power of God, not by the self-effort of the Christian. It is the grace and keeping power of God that gives us this security.

People were created to exist forever. We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin, or eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally in union with Him is eternal life. Heaven and Hell are real places of eternal existence, and eternal consequence.