Learn About Our Beliefs and Church Partners
Our Beliefs
Life can be hard to navigate. Understanding these foundational truths taught in the Bible can help guide us to live as God intended. The following are core beliefs of Upstream Church. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines.
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We believe there is one eternally-existing God who has three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He is the Creator of all that exists, both visible and invisible, and is worthy of all glory and praise.
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We believe God has revealed Himself to us through His Son, Jesus Christ, who is the visible image of the invisible God, the holy scriptures, and through all of creation itself.
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We believe humans, both male and female, were created in God’s image for His glory. The first humans, Adam and Eve, were created without sin and appointed as caretakers of the rest of God’s creation.
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We believe when Adam and Eve chose not to obey God, they ceased to be what they were made to be and became distorted images of God. This caused them to fall out of fellowship with God and fractured all of Creation ever since that time.
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We believe Jesus Christ came to reconcile us to God. He lived a life without sin and willingly died on the cross to pay the penalty for our transgressions. God raised him from the dead and now, by grace, offers the free gift of eternal life to all who follow Christ, by faith, as their Lord and Savior. That is why salvation can be found in Christ alone.
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We believe the Church is meant to be the visible body of Christ, sent into the world to glorify God and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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We believe Jesus Christ is returning one day to judge both the living and the dead and to usher in the fullness of God’s kingdom on earth.
You can also check out a more detailed statement of our beliefs here.
Our Partners
We know we would not be where we are today without the help of our church partners. Below, you can learn more about each one - RiverPark Church, The Send Network, The 17:6 Network and the Clay-Platte Baptist Association.