About Us

We believe the Bible to be the revealed Word of God, fully and verbally inspired of God. We believe the Scriptures to be the inerrant, infallible Word of God, as found within the 66 books from Genesis to Revelation. We believe God not only inspired every word, but also preserved them through the ages. We believe the King James Version is the preserved Word of God for the English speaking people. (Psalm 12:6-7; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Peter 1:23-25; 2 Peter 1:19-21)

We believe in one God, who is eternal, self-existent, infinite, and immutable. We believe He has one nature, one essence, and one substance, yet manifests Himself to man in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4; 1 Timothy 1:17; James 1:17; 1 John 4:4)

We believe Jesus Christ, the Son of God, to be the one and only Saviour of mankind. We believe Jesus Christ to be eternally God and to possess any attributes of Deity. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ was virgin born, that He was God incarnate, and that the purposes of the incarnation were to reveal God, to redeem men, and to rule over God’s Kingdom. We believe Jesus Christ never relinquished and attributes of His Deity, but merely veiled them. We believe He lived a perfect, sinless life, at the end of which He was offered for all mankind as a substitutionary sacrifice for man’s sin. This sacrifice was a just payment to God for the forgiveness of sin. It was activated by His death through the shedding of His blood on the cross and was accepted by God upon His resurrection. We believe He ascended into Heaven after His resurrection to be seated at the right hand of the Father, waiting for the time of receiving His church at the Rapture, and returning seven years later to earth to rule and reign as King for 1,000 years. (Psalm 2:7-9; Isaiah 7:14, 9:6, 43:11; Micah 5:2; Matthew 1:25; Luke 1:26-35; John 1:1, 1:3, 14, 18, 29; Romans 3:19-25, 5:6-15; Philippians 2:5-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 1 Timothy 2:5, 3:16; Titus 2:10-15; Hebrews 7:26, 9:24-28; 1 Peter 1:19, 2:2; 1 John 1:3; Revelation 20:1-6)

We believe the Holy Spirit of God is a person who has personality and all the attributes of Deity. We believe the Holy Spirit has always been involved in the affairs of mankind. However, we believe He has a special ministry which began at Pentecost and will continue until the Rapture. This ministry includes convicting the world of sin, righteousness, and judgement. The Holy Spirit was also sent to regenerate, sanctify, seal, and fill all who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ. (John 3:5-6, 14:16; Acts 1:5, 11:15; 1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19-20, 12:13)

We believe marriage is ordained by God as a lifelong covenant exclusively between one man and one woman, rooted in Genesis. We hold that sexual intimacy is designed by God for that marriage relationship alone, and that same-sex relations fall outside His created design. We also believe that gender is not a human construct but a divine design, assigned at birth and not subject to personal redefinition. (Genesis 2:24; Romans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9–11)

We believe that all men are born with an inherited sin nature received from our common ancestor, Adam. Because of this nature, man is a sinner by choice and is totally incapable of reforming himself or ceasing from his sin by his own power. This sinful condition separates man from God and leaves him under condemnation. (Genesis 5:1-5; Romans 3:10-23, 5:6-12, 6:23)

We believe that the only hope of deliverance for man is a total change of mind (repentance) concerning his sinful condition and his inability to change it, and turning to Jesus Christ as the only Saviour. Salvation is only possible through the substitutionary sacrifice of Christ on the cross. We believe that salvation is by grace through faith alone, not by works, and that all who reject Jesus Christ as Saviour are already condemned to an eternity in the Lake of Fire. (Acts 4:19, 16:31; Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5-6; Revelation 20:11-14)

We believe in the literal interpretation of the Scriptures in their grammatical and historical context. We believe in the pre-tribulation Rapture of the church saints, followed by the seven-year Tribulation. We believe in the pre-millennial return of Christ to the earth and His literal rule for one thousand years. Following this one thousand years is a Great White Throne judgment and then the New Heaven and new earth. (1 Corinthians 15:51-58; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 5:1-9; Revelation 19-22)

We believe the church began with the calling out of the twelve apostles by Jesus Christ and was empowered on the day of Pentecost. We believe the local church is God’s only institution to carry out His work today. We believe the local church is composed of members who have been saved and baptized according to the command of Christ, and have voluntarily united together for the purpose of worship, fellowship, service, and the Lord’s Table. We believe all true believers will be taken up at the Rapture, just prior to the Tribulation. (Matthew 16:16-18; Acts 1:15, 2:41-43, 11:15, 20:28; 1 Corinthians 15:51-58; Ephesians 1:12-14, 5:25-30; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 1 Timothy 3:4-15)

We believe every individual is accountable to God and must have the freedom to worship and obey Him according to conscience. We support the free exercise of religion without coercion from the state or others, in accordance with biblical truth. Tri-City Baptist Church is an independent Baptist church, governed by its own congregation and not under the authority of any denomination or external organization. We recognize Jesus Christ alone as the Head of the Church, and the Bible as our sole authority in all matters of faith and practice. (Romans 14:5–12; Acts 5:29)