our beliefs

I believe in God,

the Father almighty,

Creator of heaven and earth,

and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died and was buried;

he descended into hell;

on the third day he rose again from the dead;

he ascended into heaven,

and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;

from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic Church,

the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and life everlasting.

Amen.

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty,

      Maker of heaven and earth,

      and of all things visible and invisible.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,

      the only-begotten Son of God,

      begotten of the Father before all worlds,

      God from God, Light from Light,

      true God from true God,

      begotten, not made,

      of the same essence as the Father.

      Through him all things were made.

      Who for us, and for our salvation,

      he came down from heaven:

      he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary,

      and was made man;

      He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate,

      and suffered, and was buried,

      and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures;

      and ascended into heaven,

      and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

      He will come again in glory,

      to judge the living and the dead;

      His kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit,

      the Lord, the giver of life,

      who proceeds from the Father [and the Son]*2,

      who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified,

      who spoke through the prophets.

      We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.

      We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

      We look for the resurrection of the dead,

      and the life of the world to come. 

    Amen.

We believe that God is Triune: Father, Son and Holy Spirit

(2 Cor. 13:14).

We believe that the Bible is God-inspired (2 Tim. 3:16, 17)

We believe people were created in God’s image, but by choosing to disobey Him, humanity fell from perfection and became sinful (Rom. 5:12)

We believe that, while we were sinners, Christ died for us—pardoning all who believe in Him (John 3:16; Rom. 5:8).

We believe that we receive salvation when we

come to God through faith in the atoning work of Jesus on the cross. Salvation is God’s gift to us (Eph. 2:8).

We believe that a genuine change takes place in people who accept Christ as Savior; believers allow Christ’s life to be lived through them (2 Cor. 5:17; Gal. 2:20).

We believe that the second coming of Christ is personal and imminent (1 Thess. 4:16, 17; Titus 2:11-13).

We believe that baptism with the Holy Spirit

empowers believers, and that the Holy Spirit’s incoming follows the same pattern that is described in the New Testament (Acts 2:4).

We believe that it is the will of God that we daily walk in the power of the Holy Spirit 

(Eph. 4:30-32).

We believe God’s plan to support and advance His work is through tithes and offerings, and we encourage everyone to give cheerfully as Scripture teaches (Mal. 3:10; 2 Cor. 9:7)

The Great Commission, along with the need of the dying world in which we live, calls for

all the people of God, His sons and daughters, to engage the harvest using whatever gifts He has entrusted to them. 

Since women are redeemed, anointed, gifted, called, and loved by God in exactly the same way as men, we categorically affirm that they should be fully

released to exercise their gifts for every facet of ministry in His church.

Since its founding, the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel has affirmed the

place of women in ordained ministry and leadership. The position of the Foursquare

movement regarding ministry leadership has always been the following:

Anyone called by God and verified through character, spiritual experience and

preparation for service or leadership, is qualified for Foursquare Church ministry in any role or office, regardless of gender, age, or ethnicity.