STATEMENT OF FAITH

At Dickson Valley Camp & Retreat Center, our ministry is firmly rooted in the eternal truths of God’s Word. We joyfully and unapologetically affirm the historic Christian faith and the essential doctrines of the Gospel, which guide all we do in service to Christ and His Church. We believe:

  • The Holy Scriptures are the inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God, as originally given. They are entirely trustworthy and stand as the final authority in all matters of faith, life, and conduct (2 Timothy 3:16–17; 2 Peter 1:20–21).

  • There is one true and living God, eternal in nature and perfect in holiness, justice, and love—Creator of all things—who exists in three coequal and coeternal persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit (Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19).

  • Jesus Christ is Lord, fully God and fully man, revealed in the flesh. We affirm His miraculous virgin birth, His sinless life, His mighty works, His substitutionary and atoning death on the cross, His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the right hand of the Father, His ongoing intercession on our behalf, and His promised personal return in power and glory (John 1:1–14; 1 Corinthians 15:3–4; Acts 1:9–11).

  • Salvation is by grace through faith alone, offered freely to lost and sinful humanity through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. It is not earned by works but received by faith in Christ, through the regenerating and renewing work of the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 2:8–9; Titus 3:5).

  • The Holy Spirit indwells all believers, enabling and empowering them to live holy and obedient lives, bear witness to Christ, and serve faithfully in God’s Kingdom (Romans 8:9–14; Galatians 5:22–25; Acts 1:8).

  • The Church is the Body of Christ, composed of all true believers who are united by the Holy Spirit. We affirm the importance of fellowship, worship, teaching, and mission within the global and local Church (1 Corinthians 12:12–13; Ephesians 4:4–6).

  • There will be a bodily resurrection of all people: those who are in Christ to eternal life in the presence of God, and those apart from Him to eternal separation and judgment (John 5:28–29; Revelation 20:11–15).

  • The Christian life is a call to full surrender, lived in joyful obedience to the will of God in Christ, for the glory of His name and the good of His people (Romans 12:1–2; Galatians 2:20).

This statement reflects the foundation of our faith and the heartbeat of our mission—to know Christ, make Him known, and live in the fullness of His truth.