What We Believe — Sequoia Community Church

The Bible is the divinely inspired, God-breathed word.
One God, in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ is pre-existent, born of a virgin, ministered on earth, died on the cross, rose on the third day, and will return as King.
A new birth is necessary for salvation, which comes by grace through faith, not works.
Water baptism by immersion is a public, symbolic act of oneness with Christ.
Communion proclaims His death and victory over sin until He returns.
The regular gathering of the church body demonstrates God's love to a hurting world.
The Great Commission — preaching the gospel and making disciples — belongs to the Church.
Mental, physical, and emotional wholeness is God's desire for His children.
All people will be resurrected — the redeemed to eternal life with God, the lost to eternity separated from His presence.
The Holy Spirit is present today — convicting, comforting, teaching, and leading believers.
The baptism of the Spirit is a subsequent experience to salvation, available to all believers, who are to be continually filled with His Spirit.
Marriage is designed by God between one man and one woman; women, created as co-heirs with men, are also called into ministry.