// Covenant Family Church

We are Biblical. In this age of extreme moral relativism, we believe that it is necessary to build our lives upon the inspired, infallible, and inerrant Bible. The Holy Scriptures reveal the character of our God–that he is sovereignly in control, that he does not change, and neither does His eternal Word. Thus, the Bible has shown itself through the centuries to be a trustworthy and reliable guide to solving life’s problems. It is to this bedrock doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture that we have committed ourselves. The phrase, “Where the Bible is highly regarded and faithfully preached”, accurately represents our church’s position on the centrality of God’s Word.

We are Evangelicals. We seek to prominently proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ in our weekly worship services and in daily family worship. As redeemed sinners, it is our desire to never lose sight of our fundamental need for Christ. His work of salvation and our sanctification are essential for the Christian life. We also want to make sure that we share the gospel with our own children. It is vital that we give them every opportunity to put their trust in Christ. Moreover, it is our desire to reach out with the gospel to people in our own local community and around the world.

We are Reformed in our theology. This means that we take our core beliefs from the historic doctrines of the Protestant Reformation, which was a recovery of the teachings of the Bible. We emphasize that God is providentially in control of all events in human history. Moreover, we teach that an individual’s calling, conviction, conversion are accomplished by the loving activity of our Lord. It is with a great sense of assurance in our hearts that we proclaim, “those whom the Lord has saved, He also keep safe.” Therefore, God alone receives all the glory.

We are Presbyterians. Our denominational affiliation is with the historic and biblically conservative Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly. Presbyterian churches are ruled by a plurality of godly elders. And so, our congregation is currently engaged in raising up elders and deacons to serve the church. As Presbyterians we are not independent and autonomous, but are accountable to the other churches in our denomination. Specifically, we are responsible to the elders in the churches of Westminster Presbytery. If you would like to know more about our beliefs and practices please visit our denominational website. Our doctrine is wonderfully summarized in the Westminster Confession of Faith (1647), and the Larger & Shorter Catechisms.

We are God-centered in our worship service. In other words, we do not strive to find novel, contemporary, or people-pleasing ways to worship God. Instead, the explicit directions that God himself has given in the Bible guide us as to how he should be properly worshipped. We enjoy singing the Psalms and the great Hymns of the faith. You could summarize our position on worship in this way: we are supremely focused on God and that central point directs all we do in our worship service.

We are Covenantal. By this we mean that God has graciously entered into a covenantal relationship with his people through Jesus Christ, and that he continues his redemptive plan throughout the generations. As God has been faithful to keep his covenant with us, we also want to faithfully keep covenant with him. One way we do this is by seeking to raise our children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. When a father and mother work from biblical principles as a unified team, the children receive a consistent message that helps them to stand for Christ in this fallen world. Single parents, married couples, and even single adults benefit from being in a loving church family that seeks to obey God’s covenant. It is our sincere prayer to see many Christians come forth from our church families over multiple generations.

We are Family Integrated. This means that we purposefully stay together as families and do not separate into peer-based programs, classes, and groups. We are committed to building-up strong families, and not breaking them apart. Thus, we respect the jurisdictions of home and church, and believe that they can be in a complementary relationship with one another. Moreover, we encourage every father to disciple his family by practicing daily family worship. We are convinced that this lost art must be relearned in our generation. Young children and youth are welcome in all of our worship services and all church events. We are keenly interested in assisting widows and fatherless children. In summary, our congregation believes that strong and well-governed Christian families will over time produce mature and faithful churches.