F.A.Q
The word “Presbyterian” refers to our form of church government. Congregations elect elders, or “presbyters”, who have responsibility for the oversight of the church, with a particular focus on the spiritual needs of the congregation. Churches within a region are joined together in presbyteries for purposes of mutual accountability, fellowship, and the furtherance of the Lord’s work. Presbyteries join together to form a national church governed through a national assembly.
Churches also elect deacons for purposes of attending to the physical needs of the congregation.
This means that we are committed to the key doctrines of the Protestant Reformation: that our right standing before God is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone for the glory of God alone. Our authority for faith and practice is Scripture alone.
Reformed churches also are generally noted for emphasizing the sovereignty of God over every sphere of life, including salvation.
The meanings of those words vary greatly depending on the person asking the question. We prefer to talk about our worship style as confessionally reformed. If you are asking about music, then you probably would regard us as traditional. However, there are other elements of our worship service that may be new to you. We often utilize historic creeds and confessions during our worship, and we have a time devoted to private confession of sin, as well as assurance of God’s pardon. Our primary purpose for being together in worship is to come into His presence with thanksgiving and praise, giving honor and glory to Him.
We refer to the creeds and confessions as a “secondary standard,” meaning that they are only binding insofar as they accurately summarize the teaching of Scripture. Therefore, they do not replace the Bible which is our final authority for all matters of faith and practice.