What We Believe

CityLight Church is grateful to be part of the Canadian National Baptist Convention (CNBC), partnering together in gospel ministry across Canada and beyond.

We affirm the CNBC’s doctrinal positions as outlined in the Baptist Faith and Message (2000).

You can read our statement of faith here:
CNBC Statement of Faith | CNBC

In addition to the Baptist Faith and Message (2000), which serves as our foundational statement of faith through our affiliation with the Canadian National Baptist Convention (CNBC), the elders of CityLight Church annually affirm and commit to teach in alignment with the following historic and theological documents, which further strengthen our doctrinal clarity and guide our pastoral ministry:

The 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith
Limited exceptions regarding wording may be held by elders in the following paragraphs: 7.3; 22.7; 22.8; 24.2; and 26.4.

The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy

The Ligonier Statement on Christology

The Nashville Statement on Biblical Sexuality

The Danvers Statement on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood

The Canons of Dort
Our elders take exception to the wording of Article 17. Instead, the elders affirm and commit to teach on this issue in accordance with the language of the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession of Faith, 10.3.

The Five Solas of the Reformation

The Historic Creeds of the Christian church:

These confessions and statements serve as faithful expressions of biblical truth and are used to train, guide, and equip our church for gospel-centered faith and practice. 

The elders of the church must annually affirm their belief in and commitment to teach in accordance with the doctrinal positions contained within these creeds and confessions.