The Pontarddulais Elim church is formed on the following fundamental truths:

THE BIBLE
We believe the Bible, as originally given, to be without error, the fully inspired and infallible Word of God and the supreme and final authority in all matters of faith and conduct.

THE TRINITY
We believe that the Godhead exists co-equally and co-eternally in three persons Father, Son and Holy Spirit and that these three are one God, sovereign in creation, providence and redemption.

THE SAVIOUR
We believe in the true and proper deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His real and complete humanity, in His sinless life, in His authoritative teaching, in His substitutionary and atoning sacrifice through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His heavenly intercession and in His second advent to receive His Church.

THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe in the deity of the Holy Spirit who proceeds from the Father and the Son and the necessity of His work in conviction of sin, repentance, regeneration and sanctification, and that the believer is also promised an enduement of power as the gift of Christ through the baptism in the Holy Spirit with signs following. Through this enduement the believer is empowered for fuller participation in the ministry of the Church, its worship, evangelism and service.

MANKIND
We believe in the universal sinfulness of all men since the Fall, rendering man subject to God's wrath and condemnation.

SALVATION
We believe in the necessity for salvation of the repentance towards God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ by which the sinner is pardoned and accepted as righteous in God's sight. This justification is imputed by the grace of God because of the atoning work of Christ, is received by faith alone and is evidenced by the Fruit of the Spirit and a holy life.

THE CHURCH
We believe in the spiritual unity and the priesthood of all believers in Christ and these comprise the universal Church, the Body of Christ.

THE MINISTRY
We believe in the ministries that Christ has set in His Church, namely, apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers, and in the present operation of the manifold Gifts of the Holy Spirit according to the New Testament.

THE ORDINANCES
We believe in the baptism of believers by immersion in water in obedience to the command of Christ and in the commemoration of Christ's death by the observance of the Lord's Supper until His return.

THE COMMISSION
We believe that the gospel embraces the needs of the whole man and that the Church is therefore commissioned to preach the gospel to the world and to fulfil a ministry of healing and deliverance to the spiritual and physical needs of mankind.

THE COMING KING
We believe in the personal, physical and visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to reign in power and glory.

THE FUTURE STATE
We believe in the resurrection of the dead and in the final judgement of the world, the eternal conscious bliss of the righteous and the eternal conscious punishment of the wicked.

To Know the Lord Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour, recognising His calling and purpose for our individual lives. To Show the love of God to the Church, the family of God and to the family He has given to us. To Go into our community, country and world sharing the Gospel message by word and by deed.

TO LOVE AND TO SERVE

TO LOVE the Lord Jesus with all our hearts, putting Him first.  Involving Him in all aspects of our lives, acknowledging the importance of an intimate relationship with our Lord and Saviour.

TO LOVE those in our fellowship, recognising them as family in Christ. To care for and to pray for the fellowship and their wider families. To continually pray that the Lord will “bind us together with chords that cannot be broken” in our fellowship as well as in our families. To love the wider family of Christ who meet in other fellowships in our community. To love the national movement we are a part of, praying for those who are a part of the National Leadership as well as those in local/regional leadership roles. To actively positively promote the fellowship and movement in the sight of those outside the fellowship.

TO LOVE the community we have been made a part of. To be aware of the needs of the town and, in love, support them both in prayer  and with practical issues they face.

TO SERVE the Lord Jesus, acknowledging we are all unique parts of the one body.  Each being unique, identifying through prayer and teaching, our own gifting in the body, utilising them to our full ability in Jesus.

TO SERVE one another in the fellowship, in our race together, constantly motivated to encourage, build up, strengthen and empower through the Lord Jesus. To serve those in the wider body, in our locality as well as in the national movement. To serve those who are missionaries within our movement promoting their ministries on a local level.  In serving always seeking “What Would Jesus Do”?    

TO SERVE the locality of Pontarddulais Town and its surrounding districts. As “Elim”, remember our calling to be wells of refreshing in a dry and barren land. May we be determined to share the ultimate eternal refreshment that comes through the Gospel message. May we also serve through practical needs, identifying community issues and concerns and channelling our prayers, our time and our resources accordingly. In serving, let us support those in education, in local government as well as those in the emergency services.