By God’s grace our goal is that this basic gospel message would be heard and received by anyone who worships with or encounters our church:
My only comfort in life and in death is that I am not my own.
But I belong – body and soul, in life and in death – to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.
He has fully paid for all my sins with is precious blood
and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil.
He also watches over me in such a way
that not a hair can fall from my head
without the will of my Father in heaven.
In fact, all things must work together for my salvation.
Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit,
assures me of eternal life
and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready
from now on to live for him.
(Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 1)
We hold out that gospel message based on the ancient foundations of the Christian faith, which have been held by most Christians throughout time and around the world:
Our church holds the following creeds and confessions as faithful summaries of Christian doctrine: the Apostles Creed, the Nicene Creed (325), the Athanasian Creed, the Heidelberg Catechism (1563), the Belgic Confession (1561), the Canons of Dort (1619), and the Belhar Confession (1986).
In every time and place, Christians face unique sets of moral and social issues. In every instance, Christians studying Scripture together and praying for God’s Holy Spirit must be our faithful guide. Below are links to thoughtful, Scripture-grounded summary statements on a selection of relevant contemporary topics provided by the Reformed Church in America General Synod: