Our Mission
Seeking God:
At Christ Presbyterian Church (USA), we look for God’s presence as we connect with each other and God’s word. In our traditional, yet refreshingly modern church services, we strengthen our faith and learn together at all ages and stages by reading and studying the Bible, singing, praying, talking, listening, and asking questions. We gather in joy and in times of need.
Sowing Faith:
In Mark 12:30-31, Jesus calls us to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength; and to love our neighbors as ourselves. Sowing faith is all about sharing our love of God with others and trusting in the Creator’s plan for the world. We strive to inspire one another to be better human beings as a way to demonstrate the kingdom of God on earth, embracing faith as an active, growing, sometimes imperfect trust in God.
Serving others:
By serving others, the Holy Spirit empowers us to share the love of Jesus. Responding to the needs of local and global communities may take many forms, such as providing meals and prayer; helping with disaster relief; partnering with our international neighbors; and standing with those who are marginalized. As we serve, we learn and grow.
You are welcome here—just as you are.
Come journey with us as we each learn to
trust God’s plan for us in this world.
At Christ Presbyterian Church (USA), we look for God’s presence as we connect with each other and God’s word. In our traditional, yet refreshingly modern church services, we strengthen our faith and learn together at all ages and stages by reading and studying the Bible, singing, praying, talking, listening, and asking questions. We gather in joy and in times of need.
Sowing Faith:
In Mark 12:30-31, Jesus calls us to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength; and to love our neighbors as ourselves. Sowing faith is all about sharing our love of God with others and trusting in the Creator’s plan for the world. We strive to inspire one another to be better human beings as a way to demonstrate the kingdom of God on earth, embracing faith as an active, growing, sometimes imperfect trust in God.
Serving others:
By serving others, the Holy Spirit empowers us to share the love of Jesus. Responding to the needs of local and global communities may take many forms, such as providing meals and prayer; helping with disaster relief; partnering with our international neighbors; and standing with those who are marginalized. As we serve, we learn and grow.
You are welcome here—just as you are.
Come journey with us as we each learn to
trust God’s plan for us in this world.
What We Believe
Christ Presbyterian Church is a member of the Presbyterian Church (USA) Some of the principles articulated by John Calvin are still at the core of Presbyterian beliefs. Among these are the sovereignty of God, the authority of Scripture, justification by grace through faith, and the priesthood of all believers. What these tenets mean is that God is the supreme authority throughout the universe. Our knowledge of God and God’s purpose for humanity comes from the Bible, particularly what is revealed in the New Testament through the life of Jesus Christ. Our salvation (justification) through Jesus is God’s generous gift to us and not the result of our own accomplishments. It is everyone’s job — ministers and lay people alike — to share this Good News with the whole world. That is also why the Presbyterian church is governed at all levels by a combination of clergy and laity, men and women alike.
Presbyterians confess their beliefs through statements that have been adopted over the years and are contained in The Book of Confessions. These statements reflect our understanding of God and what God expects of us at different times in history, but all are faithful to the fundamental beliefs described above. Even though we share these common beliefs, Presbyterians understand that God alone is lord of the conscience, and it is up to each individual to understand what these principles mean in his or her life.
Source: Presbyterian Mission Agency
Presbyterians confess their beliefs through statements that have been adopted over the years and are contained in The Book of Confessions. These statements reflect our understanding of God and what God expects of us at different times in history, but all are faithful to the fundamental beliefs described above. Even though we share these common beliefs, Presbyterians understand that God alone is lord of the conscience, and it is up to each individual to understand what these principles mean in his or her life.
Source: Presbyterian Mission Agency
Social Issues |
The General Assembly “affirms its conviction that neither the Church as the body of Christ, nor Christians as individuals, can be neutral or indifferent toward evil in the world; affirms its responsibility to speak on social and moral issues for the encouragement and instruction of the Church and its members, seeking earnestly both to know the mind of Christ and to speak always in humility and love; reminds the churches that their duty is not only to encourage and train their members in daily obedience to God’s will, but corporately to reveal God’s grace in places of suffering and need, to resist the forces that tyrannize, and to support the forces that restore the dignity of all men as the children of God, for only so is the gospel most fully proclaimed; . . .” (1958 Statement – PC(USA), p. 537).
Source: Presbyterian Mission Agency |
What Makes Us Unique |
“In gratitude to God, empowered by the Spirit, we strive to serve Christ in our daily tasks and to live holy and joyful lives, even as we watch for God’s new heaven and new earth praying, ‘Come, Lord Jesus.’” —From “A Brief Statement of Faith”
At the core of Presbyterian identity is a secure hope in the grace of God in Jesus Christ, a hope that, by the power of the Holy Spirit, empowers us to live lives of gratitude: “In affirming with the earliest Christians that Jesus is Lord, the Church confesses that he is its hope, and that the Church, as Christ’s body, is bound to his authority and thus free to live in the lively, joyous reality of the grace of God.” (Book of Order F-1.0204) This strong emphasis on the grace of God in Jesus Christ is our heritage from the founder of the Reformed tradition, John Calvin. Source: Presbyterian Mission Agency |