What We Believe

Following is an overview of DCC’s Statement of Faith. Please contact the church for a complete Statement of Faith.

The Bible

We believe the Bible to be the verbally inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed. The design and purpose of Scripture is for our practical instruction, and there are no other writings similarly inspired by God.

God

We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three Persons; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

The Depravity of Man

We believe that man was created in the image of God, but that in Adam’s sin the race broke fellowship with God, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God. Every human being is born with a nature in rebellion toward God, essentially and unchangeably bad, and unable to please God apart from divine grace.

Jesus Christ

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived a life of perfect obedience to the Father and voluntarily atoned for the sins of all by dying on the cross as their substitute, thus accomplishing salvation for all who trust in Him alone.

Salvation

We believe that the only way to enter a right relationship with God is through trusting in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ to forgive one’s sin. Trusting in Jesus is a personal act involving repentance and faith. Salvation is wholly a work of God’s free grace, not the result in whole or in part of any human works or goodness.

The Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity. He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, and is the supernatural agent in regeneration. At the point of salvation He permanently indwells every believer and seals them until the day of redemption. He bestows spiritual gifts, guides the believer in understanding the Scriptures, and provides supernatural enablement to lead a life of Christlike character and to bear fruit to the glory of God.

The Church

We believe that there is one true universal church, comprised of all those who acknowledge Jesus Christ as Savior. The practical outworking of the universal church is the local church, which is a group of committed believers gathered together to devote themselves to worship, prayer, teaching of the Word, communion, fellowship, service to the body through gifts and talents, and outreach to the world. Under the leadership of the elders, its members are to work together in love and unity, intent on the one ultimate purpose of glorifying Christ.