What We Believe

When asked the question, "Christian, what do you believe?" we respond by stating:

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the Holy universal church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting.  Amen

(The Apostles Creed was initially written in the second and third centuries and had its final revision in the eighth century)

We are a Presbyterian Church.  This means we are a Protestant church and our doctrine reflects the Reformed faith.  As Protestants, we believe in the five solas by which the gospel message was summarized at the time of the Reformation.

• Sola Fide - by faith alone (and not works)
• Sola Gratia - by grace alone (and not what we earn)
• Solo Christo - through Christ alone (and not through priests, churches, or saints)
• Sola Scriptura - in Scripture alone (and not another book or tradition)
• Soli Deo Gloria - all to the Glory of God alone. 

The stained glass windows shown below are two of ten in the historic sanctuary.