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First Congregational Church Our Beliefs As the people of God we seek to proclaim and live out the truth of Jesus Christ, not only on Sunday, but also throughout our daily lives. As you will discover there are many programs offered to aid anyone seeking to grow in the knowledge and grace of Jesus Christ. We are a member of the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference (CCCC) and as spiritual heirs to the Pilgrims we are proud of our Pilgrim and Reformed heritage. Our Beliefs We believe the Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired, infallible, authoritative Word of God. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe in the deity of Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His Ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. We believe that for salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by Whose indwelling power and fullness, the Christian is enabled to live a godly, holy life in this present evil world. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation. We believe in the spiritual unity of all believers in Christ. We Also Strongly Affirm the Role of the Local Church. As CCCC Congregationalists... We believe that Jesus Christ is the head of His Body, the church Universal, and of each local church. We believe that each local church is itself a complete church and therefore autonomous; possessing all the rights and responsibilities of the Church of the Holy Spirit as set forth in the Scriptures. We believe that Jesus Christ exercises His authority in each local church by the Holy Spirit and through the Holy Scriptures. We believe that each local church is amenable only to Jesus Christ, and not to any association, conference, council, synod or any other ecclesiastical body. We believe that it is proper and beneficial for each local church to seek fellowship and council of other such local churches. We believe that each church should contend earnestly for the faith delivered to the Saints, once for all, founded upon the Holy Scriptures.