Statement
of Faith

Upper Valley Christian School’s foundation is built upon the following core beliefs. They are also the key elements of Christianity that are taught in various ways throughout all grade levels. By necessity, all staff, board, and volunteers share in love for God, His Word and subscribe to the following Statement of Faith: 

We believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker 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, dead, and buried. He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He shall come to earth again to judge the living and the dead. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Christian Church, the communion of Saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting. 

  • We believe the Bible to be inspired; the only infallible, authoritative, inerrant Word of God, containing all truth necessary for faith and practice. 2 Timothy 3:16 

  • We believe in one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. Matthew 28:19 

  • We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless and perfect life, His miracles, His substitution, and debt-canceling death on the cross, His bodily resurrection from the dead, His ascension to His Father’s right hand, and His future, personal return in power and glory. Colossians 1:15-20, Hebrews 4:15, John 2:23, Colossians 1:21-23, Acts 1:6-11 

  • We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful people; it is absolutely necessary for each person to be regenerated by the Holy Spirit in order to receive eternal life. Titus 3:5-6 

  • We believe that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, and in Christ alone. Ephesians 2:8-9 

  • We believe that faith without works is dead. James 2:14-17 

  • We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by who’s indwelling the believer is able to grow and mature in their relationship and walk with God. Romans 8:1-11 

  • We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; those who are saved to the resurrection of life, and those that are lost to condemnation and separation from God. Matthew 25:31-46, John 5:28-29, Hebrews 9:27 

  • We believe in the spiritual oneness of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. John 17:20-23 

  • We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life. Psalm 139 

  • We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female, and that these two distinct, complementary sexes together reflect the image and nature of God. Gen. 1:26- 27 5 

  • We believe the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other. We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman, and that any form of sexual immorality is sinful and offensive to God. Genesis 2:18-25, Matthew 19:4-5, 1 Cor. 6:18, Hebrews 13:4 

  • We believe that as a Christian community, the Bible commands us to make every effort to live at peace and to resolve disputes with each other in private or within the Christian church. We therefore believe in biblically based mediation or arbitration, rather than litigation. Matthew 18:15-20; I Corinthians 6:1-8 

  • We believe that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. 1 John 1:9 

Statement on Final Authority
for Matters of Faith and Conduct 

The Statement of Faith does not exhaust the extent of our beliefs. The Bible itself, as the inspired and infallible Word of God that speaks with final authority concerning truth, morality, and the proper conduct of mankind, is the sole and final source of all that we believe. For purposes of Upper Valley Christian School’s faith, doctrine, and practice, the denomination of the Church of the Nazarene is the final interpretive authority on the Bible’s meaning and application.