About NCCC

Our beliefs are consistent with “The Apostles Creed.”

I believe in God the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth;
And in Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son our Lord;
Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit,
Born of the virgin Mary;
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, died, and was buried;
He descended into hell;
The third day He rose from the dead;
He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty
From thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead
I believe in the Holy Spirit;
The holy universal church
The communion of the saints;
The forgiveness of sins;
The resurrection of the body;
The life everlasting. Amen

We also believe:

1. The Holy Bible, and only the Bible, is the authoritative Word of God. It alone is the final authority in determining all doctrinal truths. (2 Tim. 3:16)

2. Salvation: We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, His death, burial and resurrection. Salvation is a gift from God, not a result of our good works or of any human efforts (Eph. 2:8,9; Gal. 2:16; 3:8; Rom. 10:9,10; Acts 16:31; Heb. 9:22).

3. Repentance: Repentance unto life is an evangelical grace, the doctrine whereof is to be preached by every minister of the Gospel, as well as that of faith in Christ. By it a sinner turns from his sins unto God, purposing and endeavoring to walk with Him in all the ways of His commandments. Although repentance is not to be rested in, as any satisfaction for sin, or any cause of the pardon thereof, which is the act of God’s free grace in Christ; yet it is of such necessity to all sinners, that none may expect pardon without it (Luke 24:47; Ezek. 18:30,31; Ps. 119:6,59,106; Kings 23:25; Ezek. 36:31,32; Hos. 14:2,4; Luke 13:3,5; Rom. 6:23; Is. 55:7).

4. Sanctification: Sanctification is the ongoing process of yielding to God’s Word and His Spirit in order to complete the development of Christ’s character in us. It is through the present ministry of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God that the Christian is enabled to live a godly life (1 Thess. 4:3, 5:23; 2 Cor. 3:18, 6:14-18; 2 Thess. 2:1-3, Rom. 8:29, 12:1,2; Heb. 2:11).

5. The Church: The universal Church, which is invisible, consists of the whole number of the elect, that have been, are, or shall be gathered into one, under Christ the Head thereof; and is the spouse, the body, the fullness of Him that fills all in all. The visible Church, which is also universal under the Gospel (not confined to one nation, as before under the law), consists of all those throughout the world that profess the true religion; and of their children: and is the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ, the house and family of God, out of which there is no ordinary possibility of salvation. Salvation ordinarily comes through the preaching of the gospel, but may come extraordinarily by other means such as in the conversion of the Apostle Paul, (Acts 9). Unto this visible Church, Christ has given the ministry, oracles, and ordinances of God, for the gathering and perfecting of the saints, in this life, to the end of the world: and does, by His own presence and Spirit, according to His promise, make them effectual thereunto (Eph. 1:10,22-23; 1 Cor. 1:2, 7:14; Matt. 13:47; Eph. 2:19; Acts 2:47; 1 Cor. 12:28).

6. The Ordinances of the Church, are to be observed by believers today; water baptism which is an outward expression of the believers death to sin and resurrection to the new life in Christ; the Lord’s Supper (Communion), celebrated by the eating of the bread and the drinking of the cup in remembrance of Christ’s sacrifice. (Matt. 28:19; Rom. 6:1-4; 1 Cor. 11:23-30)

7. The four offices of the New Testament church are: apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor/teacher, established for the purpose of the training and equipping of fellow believers for the work of the ministry. (Eph 4:11-16)

8. The baptism in the Holy Spirit, according to Acts 2:4, is given for the empowering of believers to those who ask for it in faith, and is to result in the daily infilling of one’s life with the Holy Spirit of God. (Luke 11:13; Acts 1:8; Gal 3:2; Eph 3:19; Eph 5:18-21)

9. The gifts of the Holy Spirit and His supernatural ministry are still available to the church today. (I Cor 12:4-11; I Cor 13:8-12; Jn 14:12)