The following are the core beliefs of Identity Church based on the foundational truths taught in the Bible.

Our beliefs align with both the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed.

  • GOD

    Identity Church believes that there is only one living and true God, who exists in three distinct persons- God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. These three, the Trinity, are equal in essence and distinct in function

    (Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19).

    THE FATHER

    The first person of the Trinity orders and directs all things according to his purpose and pleasure. He has created humanity to bring him glory and honor, through his grace. While he is transcendent, he is also actively involved in his creation- offering an eternal relationship with us through his Son, Jesus Christ

    (Matthew 6:9; John 5:19-24; Ephesians 1:3-6; 2:1-10).

    THE SON

    Jesus Christ is both the eternal Son of God and the virgin-born Son of man. Fully God, fully man, He surrendered nothing of His deity during His earthly life. His sinless, sacrificial offering on the cross satisfied the Father's justice, offering atonement for all of humanity's sins, for all time. I believe in his bodily resurrection, His physical ascension, and His visible return back to earth to establish His earthly kingdom

    (John 1:14-18; I Corinthians 15; Hebrews 1:3; Colossians 2:9; Revelation 20:11-15).

  • HUMANITY

    We were created in the image of God, destined to enjoy an intimate relationship with God, fulfilling His will on earth. But because of Adam and Eve's willful sin in the garden sin entered into the world and has infected all of humanity. Therefore, because of our inherent sinful nature received from our father Adam, we are all separated from God, spiritually dead, and destined for physical death and an eternity removed from God

    (Genesis 1-3; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 3; Romans 5; Ephesians 2:1-3).

  • SALVATION

    We believe that Jesus Christ died for our sins as the only sufficient sacrifice, offering the atonement of sins for all mankind through His death, burial, and resurrection. While salvation is available to all, it is only experienced by those who respond to his gracious gift by faith apart from works. Those who do respond are transformed through regeneration and baptized by the Holy Spirit, becoming children of God, given a new nature, and placed into the universal body of Christ, making us eternally secure in Him. As a result of our new relationship with God through His Son Jesus, we are now called to a life of submission to the Holy Spirit, manifesting spiritual fruit, and walking in good works that God has prepared beforehand for us to do

    (John 14:6; Titus 3:4-7; Acts 4:12; John 1:12; Romans 3:21-26; Ephesians 1:7, 2:8-9; Hebrews 10:10-12; I John 5:11-13; Galatians 3:26; John 3:16).

  • THE CHURCH

    For all who have placed their faith in God through His Son Jesus Christ, they are a part of the universal body of believers known as the church. This placement of the believer into the universal church requires an association of the believer with other followers of Christ in a local assembly. The purpose of the local church is to lead people to Christ and to bring them to maturity in Christ. The members of the local church are to live their lives in humble submission to other Spirit-led believers and to the God-appointed leaders of the church.

    (Hebrews 10:24-25; Acts 2:41-47; I Corinthians 12-14; Matthew 28-18-20; Ephesians 2:19-22; I Thessalonians 4:15-17).

  • THE SCRIPTURES

    Identity Church believes that every word in the original writings is inspired by God and is without error. The Word of God reveals God's nature and will for all of humanity, and because of this it is to be the foundation of faith and practice. I affirm that while the Scriptures are accurate in all matters it was never given to be an end in and of itself, but rather a means to a relationship with God. Because of this the authority and teaching of Scriptures is of utmost importance.

    (II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:20-21; Hebrews 4:12; John 17:17).

  • THE FUTURE

    Identity Church believes that the next great event in human history will be the return of Jesus Christ for God’s children. This is the blessed hope for all followers of Jesus Christ. While this event is a prophetic truth of Scripture, we acknowledge that the point of Christ's return is not for the believer to passively await this event, but to labor with all our might in the power of the Spirit to fulfill His will in our lives through righteous living, evangelism and discipleship. After the return of Christ, those who accepted God's gracious gift of salvation will worship God forever in the new Heavens and new Earth. (Matthew 24:36; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; John 14:1-3; Matthew 24-25).

We are All Three

Evangelical. Sacramental. Pentecostal.

What does it mean for us to be Evangelical?

We hold to the classical understanding of evangelicalism that God speaks to the world through the message of His Son, Jesus Christ for wisdom, transformation and instruction of those who walk in salvation.

How do we live a Sacramental Life?

Living a sacramental life is deeply committing to the regular practice of taking the Lord’s Supper and celebrating his work in baptism. A sacramental lifestyle celebrates the fact that God is present with us as we celebrate the sacraments together in Christ.

How are we truly Pentecostal?

To be truly Pentecostal means that we embrace the moving of the Holy Spirit today just as the early Church did. It does not mean that focusing on gifts from the Spirit or obsessively looking for a greater blessing but that we embrace God’s presence in us by the Spirit and his work in our lives as we grow.


God is present in the Word, by the Sacraments, and through the Spirit.