Summer 2026 Schedule
Services Every Sunday at 10 am (9 am beginning May 24th) at Stanley Town Square
*(not affiliated with the Sawtooth Chapel)
Services Every Sunday at 10 am (9 am beginning May 24th) at Stanley Town Square
*(not affiliated with the Sawtooth Chapel)
Worshiping weekly on Sunday mornings
Join us across from the Library at Stanley Town Square!
Services open to everyone. Come as you are.
Meeting ID: 875 3711 6743
Passcode: 034183
To Provide Christ Based Worship, Fellowship, Support, and Outreach for the People of Stanley and Surrounding Communities
WORD OF GOD
We believe the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, Word of God, sufficient and authoritative for all matters of faith, life, and godliness.
GOD
We believe there is one God, eternally existing in three distinct persons, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
JESUS CHRIST
We believe Jesus Christ is fully man and fully God, lived a perfect life, died a substitutionary death on the cross for the sins of the world, was buried and after three days rose from the dead, conquering death, and is now seated at the right hand of God.
HOLY SPIRIT
We believe every believer is indwelt by the Holy Spirit and is able and expected to walk in the newness of the Spirit by obeying God and growing in Christ-likeness.
MANKIND
We believe all people are sinners, falling short of the glory of God, and in need of salvation from sin and its consequences.
SALVATION
We believe that salvation is by God’s grace, mercy, and faith alone, through the hearing of the Word of God, receiving the Gospel of repentance, and the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit.
SANCTIFICATION
We believe that sanctification begins at regeneration which produces increasing obedience and transformation into the image of Christ.
HEAVEN AND HELL
We believe in the future resurrection of those who have died - the saved to eternal life, and the unsaved to eternal punishment.
THE CHURCH
We believe in the universal church whereby all true believers are united through faith in Christ according to the truth of God’s Word.
THE FUTURE
We believe Jesus Christ will come again to the earth — personally, visibly and bodily — to consummate the eternal plan of God.
The Bible, which consists of the 66 books of the Old and New Testament, is the complete written Word of God. The Scriptures are the supreme authority for Christian life, practice, and doctrine comprising the record of God’s self-disclosure to mankind. The Scriptures are both fully and verbally inspired by God. Therefore, as originally given, the Bible is free of error in all it teaches leading us to salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. All believers are exhorted to study the Scriptures in humility asking the Holy Spirit to remove spiritual blindness so that they can diligently apply God’s truth to their lives. Every doctrinal formulation, whether of creed, confession, or theology must be put to the test of the full counsel of God in Scripture. The truth of Scripture stands in judgment over men; never do men stand in judgment over the Scripture. Key Texts: Ps 19:7-9; 2 Tim 3:16; Heb 4:12.
There is one God who exists in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In the unity of the Godhead each person is co-existent, co-equal, and co-eternal. God is infinite, almighty, sovereign, omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, and perfect in holiness. Key Texts: Deut 6:4; Isa 44:6-7.
God the Father
God the Father has always been and is the Creator of all things. He orders and disposes all things for His glory according to His own purpose and grace. He is the only absolute omnipotent ruler in the universe and is completely sovereign overall. He has freely decreed for His own glory all things that come to pass, and His plans and purposes cannot be thwarted. He continually upholds, directs, and governs all. Key Texts: Gen 1:1-31; 1 Chr 29:11-12; Dan 4:34-35; Jer 32:17.
God the Son – Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ was always with God, is God, and existed before all things. All things came into being through Him and are held together by the word of His power. He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation, and in Him dwells the fullness of the Godhead bodily. The man Jesus was supernaturally conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, fully God, and fully man. He perfectly obeyed His heavenly Father and lived a sinless life. He is the only Savior for the sins of the world having shed His blood and died a substitutionary death on a cross thereby reconciling us to God. Having redeemed us from sin, He rose bodily from the grave, was victorious over death, and ascended into heaven where He intercedes for us. He is the head of the church and rules as Lord over all. Key Texts: Mt 1:23; Phil 2:5-8; Col 1:15-17.
God the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit was always with God, is God, and existed before all things. He was sovereignly active in creation, the incarnation, the written revelation, and is active in illuminating believer’s minds so they can understand and apply God’s word. The Holy Spirit’s work includes salvation, the process of sanctification, and the gifting of believers. The Holy Spirit brings about new birth of sinners in faith (salvation), transforms their hearts, empowers them for service, guides their hearts and equips them to glorify God forever.
While all genuine believers are indwelt by the Holy Spirit at salvation, the New Testament indicates the importance of the ongoing, empowering work of the Spirit after salvation as well. The Holy Spirit continually sanctifies believers to transform them to become more like Christ in character. He also gives divine spiritual gifts to believers to build up the church and to equip believers for different kinds of ministry. It is important to affirm that one of the purposes of the miraculous sign gifts associated with the first century church was to authenticate the message of the apostles in establishing the church. Scripture does not preclude God from working in individuals today through any gift of His choosing. The Scriptures encourage all believers to submissively seek gifts. Key Texts: Gen 1:2; John 3:5-8; Rom 8:9-11; 1 Cor 2:10-16; 2 Pet 1:19-21, Eph 1:13-14; 2 Thess 2:13
God created men and women with unique genders and different roles as an expression of His own image - the crown of all creation. Even though men and women were designed to glorify God and to have fellowship with Him, mankind rebelled against God. Being estranged from his Maker, yet responsible to Him, he fell under divine wrath. Man became inwardly depraved and utterly incapable of returning to God apart from a special work of grace. This depravity is radical and pervasive, extending to his mind, will and affections. Unregenerate man lives under the dominion of sin and Satan, at enmity with God, hostile toward God, and hateful of God. All people, whatever their character or attainments, are lost and without hope apart from salvation in Christ. Key Texts: Jer 17:9; Jn 6:44; Rom 1:18-32; 3:9-20; Eph 2:1-3.
The gospel is the good news that Jesus Christ died a substitutionary and propitiatory death as the once for all sacrifice to God for our sins and overcame death by rising again to life. This sacrifice satisfies the demands of God’s holy justice, appeases His holy wrath, demonstrates His mysterious love, and reveals His amazing grace. This free gift of salvation is provided by grace alone, through faith alone, because of Christ alone, for the glory of God alone.
Man’s response to the gospel is rooted and grounded in the free and unconditional election of God for His own pleasure and glory. It is also true that the message of the gospel is only effectual to those who genuinely repent of their sins, and by God’s grace, put saving faith in Christ.
Anyone trusting in Christ receives the gift of eternal life and is declared righteous by God. Through the gospel a repentant sinner is justified, fully accepted by God, reconciled to God, adopted as His child, forgiven the debt of his sin, and liberated from the law of sin and death. Key Texts: Rom 1:16; 3:21-26; 1 Cor 15:1-4; Heb 10:1-18; 1 Pet 1:3-5.
The Holy Spirit is the active agent in our sanctification seeking to produce His fruit in us as our minds are renewed and our beings are conformed to the image of Christ. Though indwelling sin remains a reality, we grow in the knowledge of the Lord as we are led by the Spirit. The grace He provides freely enables us to keep His commandments and endeavor to live in the world that all people may see our good works and glorify our Father who is in heaven. Believers are exhorted to persevere in the faith knowing they will give an account to God for their every thought, word and deed. The spiritual disciplines, especially Bible study, prayer, worship, and confession, are a vital means of grace in this regard.
Nevertheless, the believer’s ultimate confidence to persevere is based in the sure promise of God to preserve His people until the end, which is most certain. Key Texts: Rom 8; Eph 5:27; Heb 12:14.
The Scriptures present two destinies for mankind—an eternal bliss where Christ reigns in His Kingdom, where evil and sin no longer exist, and His people are given new perfected bodies to worship the Savior for eternity. For those whose name is not in the Book of Life, and have rejected the Savior, there is a place of eternal torment and suffering. This place is called hell. Christ will separate believers from unbelievers in what is called the Sheep/Goat Judgment. Key Texts: Matt. 25:31-33; Luke 16:19-31; Rev 20:1-15.
There is one universal Church, composed of all who in every time and place are chosen in Christ and united to Him through faith by the Spirit in one Body with Christ Himself as the all-sustaining and all-authoritative Head. We believe that the ultimate purpose of the Church is to glorify God forever.
It is God’s will that the universal Church find expression in local churches in which believers gather to hear the Word of God proclaimed, to engage in corporate worship, to baptize new believers, and partake in the Lord’s Supper. Each member of the body is called to exercise his/her spiritual gifts in building one another's faith by encouraging, loving, exhorting, discipling one another, and engaging in evangelism of the lost. Key Texts: Acts 1:8; 2:42; 1 Cor 12:4-11; Eph 2:19-22; Col 1:18; 3:16-17; Heb 10:23-25.
In fulfillment of God’s historical purpose for humanity to rule and establish God’s kingdom on earth, the Scriptures teach a millennial reign of Christ with His saints on earth following His literal return. The nation of Israel, having been redeemed, will play a central role in bringing the blessings of salvation to all nations during the millennium in fulfillment of biblical prophecies. Following the millennium, this kingdom will be merged into the eternal kingdom. Key Texts: Gen. 1:28; Ps. 8:4-8; Matt. 6:10; Heb. 2:6-9; Is. 2:1-4; 11:1-12; Jer. 23:5-6; Ezek. 37; Amos 9:9-15; Zech. 14; Matt. 19:28; Acts 1:6; 3:19-21; Rev. 20:4-6; 1 Cor. 15:22-28.
The two church practices given by Jesus include water baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper, neither of which impart merit or saving grace.
Water baptism, intended for true believers who have been saved by the work of Christ, is an act of obedience and a visual demonstration of a person’s union with Christ in the likeness of His death and resurrection. It signifies that the power of sin is broken, vividly depicting a believer’s newness of life. Key Texts: Mt 28:19-20; Acts 2:41; 8:34-39; Rom 6:3-11.
The Lord’s Supper is a regular reminder of Jesus’ sacrifice intended for those who have become followers of Christ symbolizing Christ’s sacrifice in the giving of His body and the shedding of His blood on our behalf. As we partake of the Lord’s Supper with an attitude of faith and self-examination, we remember and proclaim the death of Christ until He comes. Key Texts: Mt 26:26-29; 1 Cor 11:23-34.
250 Niece Ave, Stanley Idaho 83278 PO Box 68, Stanley, Idaho 83278
Pastor - Howard Foreman Elders - Michael Fuller, Wayne Hughes, Gary O'Malley, Bryce Reese, Justin Warren
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