The Bible, of course! What you probably want to know is what we understand the Bible to teach. That is more precisely delineated in our confessional standards. We think the Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), along with the Larger and Shorter Catechisms, correctly, but not infallibly, summarize the teaching of the Scripture. These are the confessional standards to which all elders are bound.
- Westminster Confession of Faith (
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- Westminster Larger Catechism (
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PDF)
- Westminster Shorter Catechism (
HTML) (
PDF)
We also acknowledge the wisdom and purity of other confessions such as the Belgic Confession, Heidelberg Catechism, Helvetic Confession, and the Canons of Dordt and believe they express the same faith proclaimed by the apostles, affirmed by the church fathers, and recovered in the protestant reformation.
We are a part of the
Covenant Presbyterian Church (CPC)
- The Constitution of the Covenant Presbyterian Church and The Form of Church Government (
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Our constitution incorporates the Westminster Confession and Catechisms listed above subject to some important exceptions and clarifications.
Some of those doctrines which are especially relevant in our day are:
- Maintaining the centrality of the preaching of the Word, the right celebration of the Sacraments, and the exercise of loving and restorative church discipline;
- Believing the testimony of the Scriptures regarding a recent creation (i.e. about 6000 years ago) that excludes the possibility of having death (i.e. the wages of sin) in the earth prior to the fall (i.e. sin).
- Promoting the instruction of our children in the precepts and statues of God’s word, speaking of them as we lie down, as we rise up, and as we walk by the way.
A fuller introduction to our local fellowship is in available in
An Introduction to Crown & Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church.
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