The Latrobe Alliance Church is a member of the Western Pennsylvania District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance. The mission of the C&MA is to know Christ; to exalt Him as Savior, Sanctifier, Healer, and Coming King; and to complete His Great Commission.

We believe that God wants the people of the Latrobe Alliance Church to enjoy Him and learn how to do what Jesus has instructed. As God does His work in our church, there will be:

• An uncompromising acknowledgment of the Lordship of Jesus Christ over all aspects of life.

• A commitment to pursue God.

• A commitment to personal holiness.

• Participation in loving, edifying relationships with fellow believers.

• Involvement in personal outreach.

• Church-sponsored, compassionate action to announce the Good News of Jesus and meet significant human needs in Jesus' name.

• Gifted and godly leaders, teachers, and parents who are engaged in intentional disciplemaking.

• A courageous endurance of opposition and hardship.

As a Christian and Missionary Alliance church, we hold to the The C&MA Doctrinal Statement:

1. There is one God¹, who is infinitely perfect², existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit³.

   ¹Deuteronomy 6:4, ²Matthew 5:48, ³Matthew 28:19.




2. Jesus Christ is the true God and the true man⁴. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary⁵. He died upon the cross, the Just for the unjust⁶, as a substitutionary sacrifice⁷, and all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood⁸. He arose from the dead according to the Scriptures⁹. He is now at the right hand of Majesty on high as our great High Priest¹⁰. He will come again to establish His kingdom, righteousness and peace¹¹.

   ⁴Philippians 2:6-11, ⁵Luke 1:36-38, ⁶I Peter 3:18, ⁷Hebrews 2:9, ⁸Romans 5:9, ⁹Acts 2:23-24, ¹⁰Hebrews 8:1, ¹¹Matthew 26:64.




3. The Holy Spirit is a divine person¹², sent to dwell, guide, teach, empower the believer¹³, and convince the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment¹⁴.

   ¹²John 14:15-18, ¹³John 16:13, Acts 1:8, ¹⁴John 16:7-11.




4. The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men. They constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice¹⁵.

   ¹⁵2 Peter 1:20-21, 2 Timothy 3:15-16.




5. Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God¹⁶: he fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful nature¹⁷, are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ¹⁸. The portion of the unrepentant and unbelieving is existence forever in conscious torment¹⁹; and that of the believer, in everlasting joy and bliss²⁰.

   ¹⁶Genesis 1:27, ¹⁷Romans 3:23, ¹⁸1 Corinthians 15:20-23, ¹⁹Revelation 21:8.




6. Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men; and those who repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, receive the gift of eternal life, and become the children of God²¹.

   ²⁰Revelation 21:1-4, ²¹Titus 3:4-7.




7. It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly²², being separated from sin and the world and fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power for holy living and effective service²³. This is both a crisis and a progressive experience wrought in the life of the believer subsequent to conversion²⁴.

   ²²1 Thessalonians 5:23, ²³Acts 1:8, ²⁴Romans 6:1-14.




8. Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of the mortal body²⁵. Prayer for the sick and anointing with oil are taught in the Scriptures and are privileges for the Church in this present age²⁶.

   ²⁵Matthew 8:16-17, ²⁶James 5:13-16.




9. The Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit. Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church²⁷, which has been commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the gospel to all nations²⁸. The local church is a body of believers in Christ who are joined together for the worship of God, for edification through the Word of God, for prayer, fellowship, the proclamation of the gospel, and observance of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper²⁹.

   ²⁷Ephesians 1:22-23, ²⁸Matthew 28:19-20, ²⁹Acts 2:41-47.




10. There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life³⁰; for the latter, a resurrection unto judgment³¹.

    ³⁰1 Corinthians 15:20-23, ³¹John 5:28-29.




11. The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent³² and will be personal, visible, and premillennial³³. This is the believer's blessed hope and is a vital truth which is an incentive to holy living and faithful service³⁴.

    ³²Hebrews 10:37, ³³Luke 21:27, ³⁴Titus 2:11-14.