1. The members of ECM declare their belief in God the Creator and Preserver of all things, who created man, male and female, in His own image, and gave them dominion over the earthly creation.
2. The members of ECM declare their belief in the deity and humanity of God the Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who being very God, also became man, being begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, was crucified dead and buried and then was raised from the dead and ascended to the Father.
3. The members of ECM declare their belief in the deity and personhood of God the Holy Spirit, who convicts the individual sinner of sin, righteousness and judgement and gives the ability to understand the gospel leading to repentance.
4. The members of ECM declare their belief that the trinity of God the Father, God the son and God the Holy Spirit exist co-equally in unity.
5. The members of ECM declare their belief that the Bible is the divinely inspired word of God and is infallible, as originally given, in all matters of faith and conduct.
6. The members of ECM declare their belief that the sacrificial death of the Lord Jesus Christ was necessary to atone for the sinfulness and guilt of each person, who would otherwise be subject to God’s judgment and punishment.
7. The members of ECM declare their belief in the equality and essential dignity of men, women and children of all races, ages, and classes. We recognize that all persons are made in the image of God and are to reflect that image through their giftedness in the community of believers and in society.
8. The members of ECM declare their belief that each believer, by the working of the Holy Spirit through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, has been born anew to an assurance of eternal salvation as a child of God.
9. The members of ECM declare their belief that as members of Christ’s Body, we are to do the works of God, as revealed by the Holy Spirit and to share the good news of the Word to bring glory to God.