We believe God is one being in three persons — God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

 He is the source of all creation (Gen. 1:1, John 1:1-2), which He sustains (Col. 1:17) and is in the process of redeeming (Rom. 8:19-22). God the Father loves us and desires that we have fellowship with Him as His children (I John 1:3).

We believe Jesus is the incarnation of God the Son. He is the Word that became flesh (John 1:14)

He now holds all authority in heaven and on earth (Matt. 28:18).  He is Savior and Lord. He made human salvation possible through His life, death on the cross, and resurrection. He ascended into heaven where He is now our high priest and advocate. He is head of the church.

We believe the Holy Spirit works actively in the world, seeking to glorify Jesus.

The Holy Spirit convicts people of sin, righteousness, and judgment to come (John 16:5-11).  The Holy Spirit indwells believers individually and completely in the Church. The Holy Spirit develops within the Christian a pure heart which results in Christ-like character expressed in private and public conduct and action.

We believe the Bible , the Old and New Testament Scriptures, is the uniquely inspired, infallible, and inerrant Word of God. (2 Tim. 3:14-17; 2 Peter 1:16-21).

The Bible is the rule of faith and practice for Christians. We affirm that Scripture is the authoritative revelation from God by which we know God’s will and Christ’s authority. We seek to assert what the Scriptures clearly assert and allow freedom in other cases.  We seek to understand divine intent, through authorial intent, and we seek to apply its teaching to the contemporary church and culture.

We believe the Church is the body of Christ on earth, the community of believers throughout the world.

Upon faith, repentance, confession, and baptism a person is added to the Church. In addition, the priesthood of all believers means each Christian is called to be a serving minister (1 Peter 2:9-10). The Church’s mission is the great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20).

We believe Salvation is by God alone through Jesus Christ.

One accepts Christ as Savior through a conversion process that includes faith, repentance, confession, and baptism (Acts 2:38, 8:12, 10; 47-48, Rom. 10:9).

We believe baptism is a God-ordained act of obedience for all who place their faith in Jesus Christ. Following the teaching and example of the New Testament, baptism is by immersion in water in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 2:38; Romans 6:1-5).

Baptism is the response of a believing person to the gospel, expressing repentance, faith in Christ, and surrender to His lordship. Through baptism, believers are united with Christ, receive forgiveness of sins, and are welcomed into the body of Christ. Baptism marks the beginning of a new life and a lifelong journey of discipleship.  (Acts 2:38–41; Galatians 3:26–28; 1 Corinthians 12:13).

We believe The Lord’s Supper is the celebration of the New Covenant, in which the Christian community remembers Christ and celebrates the conventional relationship they have with Him and with each other.

Congregations in this fellowship typically celebrate the Lord’s Supper at least weekly (1 Cor. 11:17-34, Acts 20:7).

We believe the Final Coming of Jesus is a time when Christ will personally come again as savior and judge of the world. 

At that time, there will be a bodily resurrection of the dead-believers to eternal life with God and unbelievers to eternal judgment. Sin will be no more and believers will live in fellowship with God forever (1 Thess. 4:13-18, Rev. 20:11-15).

We believe Human Beings were created by God to walk in fellowship with Him. However, all (except Jesus) have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23) and must rely on God’s grace and forgiveness.

Every human from the moment of life (conception) is in the image of God (imago dei), a person to be nurtured, protected, and developed.

We believe Marriage was established by God and we believe it to be a lifelong, exclusive relationship between one biological man and one biological woman.

All sexual activity outside the marriage relationship, whether heterosexual, homosexual, or otherwise, is outside of God’s original design and therefore sin(Gen. 2:24-25; Ex. 20:14, 17, 22:19; Lev. 18:22-23, 20:13, 15-16; Matt. 19:4-6, 9; Rom. 1:18-31; I Cor.6:9-10, 15-20; I Tim. 1:8-11; Jude 7).

We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female.  These two distinct, complementary sexes 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, (Gen. 1:27; Deut. 22:5)

We believe that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect and dignity. (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31)

Hateful, harassing, demeaning behavior or any attitude that does not reflect the love and grace of God that is directed toward any individual is not in accord with Scripture nor the Faith and Practice of Little Galilee Christian Camp and Retreat Center.