New Lake is a member of the Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A, and these are some of the distinctive truths which characterize the Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A.

1. We are an Evangelical, Bible-Centered, Bible-Teaching Church. (II Timothy 3:16,17)
2. We are a fellowship that welcomes people of every racial complexion. (Acts 10:34, 35)
3. We are a Holiness Church that believes in living in victory over sin. (Romans 6:12 – 14)
4. We are a Believer’s Church in which each member must have a personal faith-encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ. (John 3:3,4,16)
5. We are a Consecrated Church that believes we are to be sanctified in habits, moral in character, and godly in behavior. (II Corinthians 7:1; I Corinthians 6:9 – 11)
6. We are a Christ-Centered Church that lifts HIM up above all creeds of men. (Acts 4:12)
7. We are a Spirit-Directed Church that lives in the power of the Holy Spirit and operates through the exercise of Spiritual gifts. (I Corinthians 12:1 – 31)
8. We are a Church that strives for love, for we know we cannot be truly Christians unless we love one another. (I Corinthians 13; John 13:34, 35)
9. We are an Evangelistic, Soul-Winning Church because Jesus commanded us to be. (Matthew 28: 19, 20; Mark 16:15)
10. We are a Giving Church because the Bible teaches: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” (Acts 20:35)
11. We give God HIS money, time, and talents FIRST because HE is entitled thereto. (Proverbs 3:9)
12. We are a Tithing Church because we refuse to rob God. (Malachi 3:8)
13. We are an Expectant Church, for Jesus is coming again. (Matthew 24:42 – 44)
14. We are a Joyful and Praising Church. (Philippians 3:1)
15. We are a Church that believes our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit, so we do not defile them with tobacco, alcohol, drugs nor sexual immorality. (Corinthians 6: 18 – 20)