What We
Believe
Learn more about our beliefs at Columbia.
Believe

God
We believe that God created the world out of his love and for his glory.

Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus lived, died, and rose again as God embodied on earth, and that he showed and taught how people could live to glorify God.

Holy Spirit
We believe that God still dwells with humans today through the presence and inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

Scripture
We believe that the Bible is God’s Word for God’s people, revealing God’s deep love for humans, his ongoing work to draw people to himself, and his perfect will for Creation.

People
We believe that humans are created in God’s Image, and though that Image has been marred by sin and shame, God has a perfect plan for every human life.

Salvation
We believe that Jesus died for the forgiveness of those who would follow him and rose to restore those people to their best lives eternally.

Church
We believe that Christ’s one, global Church is the living mission of God on Earth until Jesus returns to usher in a New Heaven and New Earth.

Churches
We believe that Christ’s one, global Church is comprised of voluntary congregations of Christ-followers who comprise local, self-governing churches.

Mission
We believe that the mission of the church is to make whole-life disciples of Jesus Christ who work together with God to make all things new.

Practice
We believe that Jesus instructed his followers to remember his death and Resurrection by baptizing his disciples by immersion and celebrating the Lord’s Supper regularly.

Eternity
We believe that God has an eternal plan for those who follow Jesus Christ, and we look forward to spending eternity in the warmth of his love.

