We believe in the Trinity, which is the doctrine that God is one, existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The three persons of the Trinity are distinct and unified, co-existing in perfect harmony and working together to create and sustain the world. We recognize that since God is the Creator and the source of all life, He exists in three persons who are distinct yet united, understanding each other completely and working together to bring about His plans for humanity.

We believe that the Trinity is an essential part of understanding God and His purpose for us. By embracing the Trinity, we can have a deeper relationship with the Lord and better understand His will for our lives.

We believe in the divine inspiration of the Bible, that it is the true and inspired word of God. We believe that the Bible is our standard for life, and its truth, integrity, and relevance is of utmost importance. The Bible is not just a book, but a living guide, full of God’s wisdom and guidance.

Through scripture, we learn about God’s character, how to live and act, and how to grow in our spiritual journey. We believe that by reading and studying the Bible, we are able to draw closer to God and deepen our understanding of His love.

We believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God. He is the central figure of Christianity, the Word of God made flesh. Jesus was sent by God to be the ultimate sacrifice for our sins so that we could enjoy an eternal life with Him. Jesus’ teachings on love, forgiveness, humility, and repentance are at the core of our beliefs.

We also believe in Jesus’ resurrection, that it was proof of His deity and the promise of eternal life for all those who believe. We are called to follow Jesus, to live lives of holiness, and to share the good news of the gospel. As we learn to love and serve others, we are reminded of Jesus’ example of love and sacrifice.

We believe in salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. We believe that Jesus was sent by God to save us and give us eternal life. Salvation is only possible through faith in Jesus and repentance of our sins. We understand that we are saved through grace and not by any works of our own.

The Bible teaches us that no matter what mistakes we make, God’s love and grace are always available to us. We believe that through accepting Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we are able to have the assurance of salvation and the promise of eternal life with God.

We believe in the importance of baptism. Baptism symbolizes a believer's commitment to Jesus and His teachings, and is an outward act of confessing our faith in Him. We believe that baptism is essential to Christian discipleship, and it is a beautiful way to proclaim our allegiance to Jesus.

Baptism is a sacred and meaningful experience, and we are deeply committed to helping believers celebrate this important milestone in their journey of faith. By celebrating and honoring baptism, we are proclaiming our faith in Jesus and our desire to serve Him and others.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, who is the third person of the Trinity. The Holy Spirit is the unifying power between God and humanity, and is the source of our comfort, guidance, and strength. The Holy Spirit helps us to understand and appreciate the Bible, and helps us to live out its teachings in our lives.

We believe that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God and is God. The Holy Spirit is a divine Person possessing all the attributes of personality and deity. The Holy Spirit is coequal with the Father and the Son (Matthew 28:19; Acts 5:3-4; 28:25-26; 1 Corinthians 12:4-6; 2 Corinthians 13:14).

We believe the Holy Spirit is continuing the work He started at Pentecost, empowering believers to live godly and to continue in all the works of Jesus. We believe in the baptism with the Holy Spirit as an act of God initiating people into oneness with Christ and His church at conversion. This is a reality that happens with or without speaking in tongues.

We believe that spiritual gifts and manifestations of the Holy Spirit are for the common good and building up of others today (1 Corinthians 12:7). We do not accept the doctrine that the gifts of the Holy Spirit ceased, but we believe they are all still available and active today to be used in accordance with the leadership of the Holy Spirit and so done orderly.

We believe in the Christian doctrinal belief of The Church. We believe that the Church is a holy assembly of believers, united in faith and love. We strive to be a community of believers who are united in our faith in Jesus Christ and in our commitment to serve Him and His kingdom. We are committed to loving God and loving others, and to be known for our love for one another.

We believe that the Church is a body of believers who are called to serve and to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ to all people. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we seek to be faithful disciples of Jesus and to follow His teachings. We strive to live out our faith through loving actions and service to our community and the world.

We believe in the power of prayer, both individually and corporately, as an expression of faith in God's work in our lives. Prayer is an essential part of a Christian life and is used to talk to God and to communicate with Him.

We pray for guidance, strength, healing, protection, and for our families, friends, and community. Through prayer, we seek to deepen our understanding of God's will and His plans for our lives. Praying helps us grow closer to God and to gain a better understanding of His will and how we can best serve Him.

When we pray, we open ourselves up to God and He will answer us in His own way and in His own time. Prayer is a beautiful and powerful way to communicate with our Heavenly Father and to seek His love and guidance.

We believe that there is only one level of clergy, and the other biblical office is that of the deacon. The deacon is a lay office. The duty of the deacon is to take care of the temporal affairs of the church, “serving the tables.” The titles of bishop, elder, and pastor are used interchangeably for the same office, and those titles designate different functions or aspects of the ministry of the pastor.

As part of the Christian denomination called the Cameroon Baptist Convention, the title that we have chosen and agree to use is “Pastor.” It was the New Testament pattern for the bishops or elders to be overseers over the church to watch over the general order, maintain the purity of the church doctrine and practices, guard against abuses, admonish the believers, and guide their public deliberations.

The elders or pastors are never designated in the New Testament as priests since all believers, through the blood of Jesus, have access to God (I Tim. 3:1ff; Acts 20:17-28; Tit. 1:5-7; I Pet. 5:1-2; I Tim. 4:14; Heb. 9-10).

We believe in a literal, physical second return of the Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thessalonians 1:10; 4:16-17) and that His return did not happen in A.D. 70 but is a future, physical event. (Revelation 1:7; Matthew 24:30; Acts 1:11).

We believe His return is imminent, and that upon His return, those who have believed in Him will be resurrected to a heavenly dwelling in an incorruptible body. We also believe that those who do not believe will join Satan and his host in everlasting punishment. (Matthew 25:46; 1 Corinthians 15).

We believe that hell as described in both the Old and New Testaments is a literal, eternal destination for all who have rejected Christ’s redemptive work and refused the gift of salvation. (2 Pet. 2:4-9; Luke 12:5).

Our Position on the Progression of Events

The Bible gives us God’s framework for understanding the events of the end times—what we commonly call eschatology. While Christians hold different views on these matters, our position reflects a dispensational, premillennial Baptist understanding of the end times, seeking to interpret Scripture as literally as the text allows, while remaining faithful to its context and purpose.

1. The Rapture of the Church

The next major event in God’s prophetic plan is the rapture, when Jesus Christ will come to take all believers to be with Him. In a moment, the dead in Christ will be raised, and living believers will be changed and caught up together to meet the Lord in the air (1 Corinthians 15:52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17). This event is imminent, requiring no prior fulfillment of prophecy, and it remains the blessed hope of the church (Titus 2:13).

2. The Rise of the Antichrist

Following the rapture, the Antichrist—a satanically empowered deceiver—will rise to global prominence, promising peace while gaining political and religious control. Foretold as the beast in Revelation 13:1, he will establish and then break a covenant during a seven-year period (Daniel 9:27). Alongside him, the false prophet will promote a worldwide religious system that demands worship of the Antichrist (Revelation 19:20).

3. The Tribulation

The tribulation is a seven-year period of escalating divine judgment on a rebellious world, as described in Revelation 6–16. During this time, the church will be in heaven, where believers’ works are evaluated at the Judgment Seat of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:10) and Christ celebrates His union with the church at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19:6–9).

4. The Battle of Gog and Magog

Early in the tribulation, a northern-led alliance will attack Israel, but God will intervene supernaturally and defeat the invading forces. As described in Ezekiel 38–39, this event demonstrates God’s faithfulness and power in protecting His covenant people (Ezekiel 39:3).

5. The Abomination of Desolation

At the midpoint of the tribulation, the Antichrist will break his covenant with Israel and desecrate the rebuilt temple in Jerusalem—an event Jesus called the “abomination of desolation” (Matthew 24:15; cf. Daniel 12:11). This will trigger severe persecution against Jews and those who come to faith in Christ during this period (Revelation 12:17).

6. The Battle of Armageddon

At the end of the tribulation, Jesus Christ will return visibly and bodily to the earth with the armies of heaven (Revelation 19:11). He will defeat the Antichrist and his forces at Armageddon, rescue Jerusalem, and establish His kingdom. The Antichrist and the false prophet will be thrown into the lake of fire (Revelation 19:20).

7. The Judgment of the Nations

After His return, Jesus will judge the survivors of the tribulation, separating the righteous from the wicked like a shepherd divides sheep from goats (Matthew 25:31–33). The righteous will enter the Millennial Kingdom, while the wicked will be sent to hell.

8. The Binding of Satan

After Christ’s return and the judgment of tribulation survivors, Satan will be bound and cast into the bottomless pit for 1,000 years, preventing him from deceiving the nations during the Millennial Kingdom (Revelation 20:1–2).

9. The Millennial Kingdom

Christ will reign on earth for 1,000 years in a time of peace and prosperity, with Jerusalem as His capital and the nations honoring Him as King (Isaiah 2:3). Sacrifices in the rebuilt temple will serve as memorials, pointing to Christ’s ultimate sacrifice (Ezekiel 40–48).

10. The Last Battle

At the end of the Millennium, Satan will be released briefly and deceive the nations, leading them in rebellion against God. They will be quickly defeated, and Satan will be cast into the lake of fire forever (Revelation 20:9–10).

11. The Great White Throne Judgment

Finally, all the wicked from every age will be resurrected to face God’s judgment. Those whose names are not in the Book of Life will be cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:11, 15).

12. The New Creation

Finally, God will create a new heaven and a new earth, free from sin, pain, and death. The New Jerusalem will come down, and God will dwell with His people forever (Revelation 21:1, 3).

We believe in marriage between one man and one woman as biologically designed at birth. God instituted marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society (Genesis 2:24).

God has commanded that no sexual activity be committed other than in the context of marriage between a man and a woman (Genesis 19:5, 26:8-11; Leviticus 18:1-30; Romans 1:26-29; I Corinthians 5:1, 6:9; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8; Hebrews 13:4).

God has wonderfully and immutably created each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders, together, reflect the image and nature of God (Genesis 1:26-27).

We believe a unique human life, bearing the image of God, begins at the moment of conception. God alone is the Author of life, and He alone numbers our days from the moment of conception until natural death. Accordingly, all human life is sacred from conception until natural death, and every person possesses a God-given, unalienable right to life.

Every human has inherent, equal and unalienable value, worth, and dignity because we are made in His image. The church must defend, protect and value the weak, vulnerable, infirm, elderly, handicapped, and pre-born. (Psalm 39:4; 127:3; 71:6; 139:14-16; Jer. 1:5; Luke 1:44; 1 Cor. 11:12; Job 14:5-7; Galatians 1:5).

We believe that each local congregation should recognize and affirm spiritually qualified leadership of their local church. It is worth noting that God used both men and women in the Old and New Testaments who were fully involved in various ministries. However, in keeping with biblical witness and our historic Baptist witness, women are not to fill the role of lead pastor in a congregation.

Women participate equally with men in the priesthood of all believers. Their role is crucial; their wisdom, grace, and commitment are exemplary. Women are an integral part of our ministries, faculties in seminaries, mission teams, writers, women’s workers, youth leaders, Sunday school teachers, and chaplaincy. We affirm and celebrate their Great Commission impact, ministry involvement, and contributions.

We believe that Scripture teaches that a woman's role is not identical to that of a man in every respect and that ordained pastoral leadership is assigned to men. It also teaches, and we believe, that women are equal in value to men (Judg. 4:5; Josh. 2; Acts 16:1-2; 9:36; Phil. 4:2).

We believe that civil government is of divine institution for the interests and good order of human society; civil governments are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored, and obeyed as the Bible permits, except only in things opposed to the will of Christ, who is the Lord of human conscience, Lord of lords, and the King of the kings of the earth.

We believe in the separation of church and state. The Church has a prophetic voice to the State (Rom. 13:1-7; Matt. 22:21; Acts 5:29; Acts 4:18-20; I Tim. 2:1-2; Titus 3:1; I Pet. 2:13-14, 17; Dan. 1:8-15).