Welcome to our website. I am glad that you have taken the time to learn more about us. We are a local expression of the body of Christ associated particularly with the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). If you ever have a chance to come and worship with us, we would love to have you. Times for our various services and studies can be found at our Church Activities button on our home page.

Our Church is committed to the faithful teaching of the Bible, the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. We believe that the one true and living God has revealed Himself in Jesus Christ and through the Scriptures. Far from being some antiquated and irrelevant book, the Bible speaks to every area of human existence, giving us understanding of who God is, who we are in relation to God, life’s purpose and meaning, and, thus, hope. This hope shapes our lives as we live in anticipation of the future promises of God.

The hope that we have as Christians and how it shapes all of life is revealed each week in our worship, the Lord’s Service. God has called us as His people to offer ourselves up to Him as living sacrifices (Romans 12.1). Throughout the Scriptures God prescribes for us principles and precepts concerning what this looks like when we come together as His people. Our worship is rooted and grounded in those principles that have been reflected in Christ’s Church throughout her history. What is beautiful about this Biblical worship is that the gospel of Jesus Christ is clearly displayed every week. The Lord’s Service principally concerns how God has given Himself to us in Christ. As God initiates the relationship with His people, His people are to respond by believing His word, living out what He has commanded us to do. This is nothing more than what the Bible calls faith.

At the beginning of the Lord’s Service we are confronted with our need before a holy God: we are sinners. We have disobeyed God through doing what He has commanded us not to do and through refusing to do what He has commanded us to do. So, we confess our sins. The promise of God’s forgiveness is extended to all those who will trust Him. For those who trust Him, He re-orders our lives according to His plan and purpose for us so that we fulfill the purpose for which He created us and redeemed us. Our God then promises us that His purposes will be fulfilled in our lives as He feeds us at His own Table. Here He assures us that all of His promises are true and that He is working in us as His people to bring about what He has promised.

This sacrificial service does not stop after we eat bread and drink wine together. Sacrificial worship must flow into sacrificial living. What is done on the Lord’s Day (i.e., Sunday) is to shape the way we live in our relationships, in our work, and in our recreation. No part of life is untouched as we present ourselves as living sacrifices. For this reason, we encourage and work toward the restoration and building of strong, godly, biblically-ordered family relationships. We educate our children to live properly before God and in His world. We strive for selfless service to one another within the Church itself. We seek to glorify God in whatever area of creation He has placed us to labor. We desire to show mercy to those who need mercy. We work for righteousness in our city, State, and nation. And we seek to see the gospel of Christ proclaimed to every living creature, establishing colonies of heaven throughout the earth¹.

This is only a little taste of who we are. Please take some time to look over our website, listen to some sermons, peruse our liturgy, and learn more about us. If you have any questions, or if we can be of assistance to you in any way, please do not hesitate to contact me through the e-mail address provided here or call me at the Church office.

Pastor Bill Smith

¹ For a fuller explanation of these things, please see my Philosophy of Ministry.