What we believe:

• Southside Baptist Church is a local, autonomous body of believers.  That means that we answer to and are accountable only to God himself.  There is no denominational organization who "runs" our church.  We make our own decisions under the guidance of the Holy Spirit here in our local congregation.

• We cooperate with other Christian churches of all denominations to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ.  We cooperate with other like-minded Baptist Churches to send missionaries around the world through the "Cooperative Program".

• We believe that each person can speak to God directly, without the need for a preacher or other spiritual church leader.  The spiritual leadership of our church has been called to be "servants" to our congregation's spiritual needs.

• Our church mission is simple:  To worship God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and to proclaim Jesus Christ to all people. 

• We believe that Jesus is the Son of God, and is the only way to be saved and go to Heaven. We believe in His life, death, burial and resurrection from the dead just as the Bible describes.  ( John 3:16, John 8:12, John 1:14, John 6:35 )

• We believe that every true Christian believer immediately goes to be with the Lord at the end of life. ( 2 Corinthians 5:8, Philippians 1:21-24, 1 John 2:17, John 11:25-26 )

• We believe in the Holy Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. ( John 14:15-17, John 15:26-27, Romans 8:16-17 )

• We believe that the true Christian church is composed of believers from all nations, all peoples and cultures.   ( Revelation 5:6-10, Revelation 15:1-4 )

• We believe that salvation is an individual decision.  Church membership, good deeds or any morality will not save one's soul.  Only a public decision and confession of Christ as personal Savior is acceptable to God as evidence of true faith.  We encourage every person to make a decision at the conclusion of each worship service.  ( John 3:16-18, Romans 10:9, Romans 14:11-12 )