We believe that God has raised up Anchor to be a standard of godliness in a time of darkness. Therefore it is essential that we live under the authority of God's Word in our personal lives, our families, and in our church corporately.

Anchor Church affirms the 2000 "Baptist Faith and Message" doctrinal statement with one exception found on page 13 in the middle of the page: Each congregation operates “through democratic processes”. We believe that each body of believers operates under a plurality of elder leadership.

• In essential beliefs - we have unity.
  • "There is one Body and one Spirit...there is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father of us all..." [Ephesians 4:4-6]
• In non-essential beliefs - we have liberty.
  • "Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters...Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls... So then each of us will give an account of himself to God... So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God." [Romans 14:1, 4, 12, 22]
• In all our beliefs - we show love.
  • "... if I hold in my mind not only all human knowledge but also the very secrets of God, and if I have the faith that can move mountains - but have not love, I amount to nothing at all." [I Corinthians 13:2]