What We Believe
Rooted in faith, living in love.
At Encounter Church, our beliefs shape everything we do. We believe in a loving, gracious God who invites all people into a personal relationship through Jesus Christ. Grounded in Scripture and guided by the mission of The Salvation Army, we hold fast to the truth of the Gospel and the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. Our faith calls us not only to worship, but to serve - to be a church that lives out God’s love in our neighbourhoods and beyond. We welcome questions, embrace growth, and journey together in the hope and truth of Christ.
Our Beliefs
At Encounter, we are aligned with the mission, vision, values, and doctrines of The Salvation Army. See below to learn more about what we believe!
The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God, and that they only constitute the Divine rule of Christian faith and practice.
There are three persons in the Godhead – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, undivided in essence and co-equal in power and glory.
Our first parents were created in a state of innocence, but by their disobedience, they lost their purity and happiness, and that in consequence of their fall, all men have become sinners, totally depraved, and as such are justly exposed to the wrath of God.
Repentance toward God, faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and regeneration by the Holy Spirit are necessary to salvation.
Continuance in a state of salvation depends upon continued obedient faith in Christ.
In the immortality of the soul, in the resurrection of the body, in the general judgment at the end of the world, in the eternal happiness of the righteous, and in the endless punishment of the wicked.
There is only one God, who is infinitely perfect, the Creator, Preserver, and Governor of all things, and who is the only proper object of religious worship.
In the person of Jesus Christ, the Divine and human natures are united, so that He is truly and properly God and truly and properly man.
The Lord Jesus Christ has, by His suffering and death, made an atonement for the whole world so that whosoever believes in Him may be saved.
We are justified by grace through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and that he that believeth hath the witness in himself.
It is the privilege of all believers to be wholly sanctified, and that their whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
