The River Christian Church is an independent Pentecostal church. Here are some of the things we believe as a church:

  • We agree with the Apostle’s (or Nicene) Creed – the basic statement of faith for Christian churches across the world:
  • I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy universal Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
  • We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old Testament and New Testament are the inerrant, inspired, and infallible Word of God. God’s Word is the final authority for faith and life.
  • We believe there is only one God, and He has chosen to reveal Himself as God the Father, God the Son, and God the 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 in sin.
  • 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.
  • We believe the power of the Holy Spirit is given to believers today, and that through faith in Christ we can walk in the same miraculous power that Christ demonstrated in the Scriptures.

For a copy of our full statement of faith – please email us