We want you to feel welcome and relaxed when you visit Saddle Mountain Fellowship.  Information that may help you know what to expect, how we worship, and why we worship as a body may help you know if Saddle Mountain Fellowship is right for you.
Our Vision:  to be a people in passionate pursuit of God
Our Mission:  to impact the world as we follow Jesus together
We Believe...
  • The Bible is God's Word to us.  It is the inspired, infallible Word of God, and the supreme and final authority on all matters upon which it teaches.  No other writings have such divine authority.  Psalm 119; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20
  • There is only one God, Creator of heaven and earth, who exists eternally as three persons- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, each fully God yet each personally distinct from the other.  Genesis 1:1-3; Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthian 13:14
  • All people are created in God's image and matter deeply to Him.  Central to the message of the Bible is that God loves people, and invites them to live in connection with Himself and in community with each other.  Genesis 1:26-27; Psalm 8:5-6; Acts 17:28
  • Apart from Jesus Christ, all people are spiritually lost and, because of sin, deserve the judgment of God.  However, God gives salvation and eternal life to anyone who trusts in Jesus Christ and in His sacrifice on their behalf.  Salvation cannot be earned through personal goodness or human effort.  It is a gift that must be received by humble repentance and faith in Christ and His finished work on the cross. Genesis 3:1-7; Romans 3:23; Ephesians 2:1-9
  • Jesus Christ, second Person of the Trinity, was born of the virgin Mary, lived a sinless human life  willingly took upon Himself all of our sins died and rose again bodily, and is at the right hand of the Father as our advocate and mediator.  Some day, He will return to consummate history and to fulfill the eternal plan of God.  Mark 8:27-29; John 10:30-38; Acts 2:30-31; 1 Peter 1:18-19; 1 Timothy 2:5; Luke 1:31-33
  • The Holy Spirit, third Person of the Trinity, is present in the world to make men aware of their need for Jesus Christ.  He also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation.  He provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right.  He also gives spiritual gifts with which to serve the church and to reach out to a lost and needy world.  As Christians, we seek to live Christ-like lives under His control daily. John 16:7-13; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 2:12; Ephesians 1:13; Galatians 5:25
  • Because God gives us eternal life through Jesus Christ, the true believer is secure in that salvation for eternity.  If you have been genuinely saved, you cannot "lose" it.  Salvation is maintained by the grace and power of God, not by the self-effort of the Christian.  John 10:29; John 3:3; John 3:16-18; Hebrews 7:25;    2 Corinthians 5:18-21
  • People were created to exist forever.  We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin, or eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation.  To be eternally separated from God is Hell.  To be eternally in union with Him is eternal life.  Heaven and Hell are real places of eternal existence.  Romans 6:23; Luke 16:19-26; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Revelation 21:15; Revelation 21:1-27