Our Beliefs

Ashley Baptist Church is:
Bible-Based: We believe the Bible to be the inspired Word of God and our sole authority for faith and life.
Mission-Directed: Ashley Baptist Church exists to honor God by making and maturing disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Fundamental: We declare and defend the cardinal doctrines of the Christian Faith:

  • The Inspiration of the Bible.
  • The creation of man by the direct act of God.
  • God eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
  • The virgin birth of the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Christ’s death on the cross for the sins of the world.
  • Christ’s physical resurrection from the dead.
  • The salvation of man by the grace of God through faith alone.
  • Christ’s imminent return.

Baptist: We believe in the historic Baptist Distinctives:

  • Believer’s baptism by immersion.
  • The authority of the Bible.
  • The self-government of the local church.
  • The individual priesthood of the believer.
  • A regenerate church membership.
  • The separation of church and state.

Independent: We belong to no denominational organization.