All
our communities are connected together by a strong bond of common
faith. We are in agreement when it comes to our core beliefs.
There may be differences in terms of specific details, but we are united
in the essentials. We see ourselves as belonging to the "evangelical" branch
of Christianity. We define "evangelical"
to mean "adhering to the essentials of Christianity," but we do
not subscribe to its biased denominational connotation today. Our faith and practice is biblical
and Christ-centered. However, for the purpose of
further clarifying our theological position, we
can be categorized as "neo-Pentecostal," because
we
believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit but not in speaking in tongues as the only
possible initial evidence. Specifically,
we believe in the following: