A living, healthy church is first of all marked by what it believes. The members of Heritage Baptist Church have united in their affirmation of the historic teachings of Christianity: the infallibility of Scripture; the Trinity; the full deity and humanity of Jesus Christ; Christ’s death on the cross for our sins and his resurrection from death; the salvation of men and women by grace through faith in Christ; the promised Holy Spirit working through the church; the return of Christ at the end of the ages. In addition to these things we share with all Christians, we hold to the following convictions as well:

We are Reformed.

We believe that the Protestant Reformers recovered many essential truths, particularly the sovereignty of God in salvation. By nature we are dead in sins, unable to help ourselves; therefore salvation is God’s work from start to finish.

We take Baptism seriously.

We believe that all who profess Christ should follow his clear command to be baptized. New Testament baptism is of believers only, by immersion in water. This baptism does not produce salvation; rather, it serves as a public testimony of the inward, life-giving work of God.

We take Communion seriously.

The Lord’s Supper at Heritage is not restricted only to church members, but as it is a public fellowship in the truth, we urge that guests and visitors partake after meeting us and being introduced. We believe that Communion is a blessed memorial of the Lord’s redemptive work for sinners, and that in observing this ordinance we proclaim Christ’s saving work until he returns.

We take Membership seriously.

We believe that the local church should be a reflection of the above convictions, and therefore should include as members only those who make a public confession of faith in Christ and agree to walk in his teachings. Heritage Baptist Church practices church discipline when this public confession is brought into disrepute.