What we believe

† We believe in In God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

† In Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord - Immanuel, God with us.  Jesus Christ is the incarnation of God on earth, the Head of the Church and lord of the conscience of each member.

† In the Holy Spirit, God within us.  The holy spirit is The Lord and Giver of Life, the continuing power and presence of God in the world and in the believer.

† God created human beings in God's image, charging them to care for all that lives.

† In the priesthood of all believers (which means, simply put, that all Christians, and not just the ordained clergy, have connections with God) and in the continuing reformation of the Church.

† In justification by grace through faith. In short, this means that God, by grace and not as a result of any merit or thing we have done on our own, "sanctifies" and "saves us" from the penalty of sin. We accept this gift of grace by faith in Jesus Christ as God's Son and the Savior of the world. Hence, we are justified (made right) with God by grace (God's grace) through faith in Jesus Christ.

† That God calls us to serve others.

† "The Mission of the Church is given form by God's activity in the world as told in the Bible and understood by Faith"¹

† That through the study of scripture, we discover how God's call for us to serve others can most fully be expressed.

† That our faith does not exist in a vacuum. God calls us to love one another, to pray for one another, and to bear one another's burdens. We gather as a community to worship, play, study, support, and serve those in need.
 

Though part of the church universal, we cherish our heritage from the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century.  We celebrate our Presbyterian heritage, even as we acknowledge that God is not yet finished with us. We value the vision and leadership of John Calvin (1509-1564), after whom this congregation is named, and we celebrate our unity with other Christians of all communions, looking forward with hope and joy to that day when all will be one in Christ.

1) Book of Order The confessions of the Presbyterian Church (USA) Part II 2004/2005