Mission/Beliefs

Mission 

Rooted in Scripture. Grounded in Prayer. Nurtured in Love.

We strive to be a servant-missional church, 

Training disciples,

To impact their homes, church, community and world for Jesus Christ.  

Beliefs 

What are some distinctives of Presbyterian beliefs and practice?

We are a "reformed" church meaning that we believe that the Holy Spirit is constantly "reforming" or renewing and transforming the church. We give thanks for our tradition, but are open to the fresh winds of the Spirit.

We believe the life of discipleship begins when we accept Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior. For some, this is a gradual process; for others, it is a decision reached in a moment of time. We believe that God reaches out to us, and invites us to respond in faith and obedience.

We practice the sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper, seeing sacraments as rites which Jesus specifically commanded the church to do. Jesus said, "Go into all the world and make disciples, baptizing . . . " (Matt. 28:16ff) and He said, after breaking the bread of communion, "This do in remembrance of me" (I Cor. 11:24). Anyone who has confessed Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior is welcome to receive communion.

We practice both infant and adult baptism. Infant baptism demonstrates the sheer grace of God, that God is at work in our lives, even before we are aware of His presence. Adult baptism demonstrates the necessary response of faith and trust in Jesus Christ required of all disciples. Infant baptism should be followed by confirmation, by a period of study during which youth decide for themselves if they wish to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

We believe that all Christians are called to ministry, so we ordain laity. The role of the clergy is to teach; the role of laity is to minister.

We have a representative church government. In fact, the U.S. government was modeled on the Presbyterian system. So we are neither heirarchical, ruled from above, or congregational, completely independent. We join with other Presbyterian churches in mission and ministry, but have the freedom to establish our local program and ministry.

We believe that God alone is Lord of the conscience. So while we are Christ-centered and biblically-based and have clear theological beliefs, there is room for dialogue and debate.