As Presbyterians, we express our faith through written confessions. We affirm historical statements of the early church, the Nicene Creed, the Apostles' Creed, along with other creeds, confessions and catechisms contained in The Book of Confessions. These confessions are subordinate standards to the scripture and subject to the authority of Jesus Christ.

We continue to study our faith, search the scriptures and apply it to contemporary life. Becoming a Presbyterian brings us into fellowship with part of God's family. Every person has a personal responsibility to confess faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

Our confessions affirm that:

A. God is personal and has revealed Himself as the Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God is Creator, Sustainer and Redeemer of all. God redeems us in Christ and moves in our heart by the Holy Spirit.

B. We need a Savior: Jesus Christ. We are all created in God's image and for fellowship with God and one another. However, all have fallen because of sin and we are unable to experience the fellowship in and for which we were created. On the cross Jesus bore our sin, making atonement by His death. Because of His birth, life and resurrection we are forgiven and called to a new life in Christ.

C. Jesus Christ was fully God and fully human. The Second Person of Trinity existed from eternity and was revealed to us in Jesus Christ. He died on a cross, was buried and rose again and now intercedes for us. He will come back to judge the world.

D. The Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments are the word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice. Scripture always has to be interpreted in light of its context. Scripture calls humanity to an obedient response to the Gospel and is the supreme authority and indispensable guide to Christian faith and life. The preaching and teaching of the Word of God, together with the Sacraments are the focal points of the Christian life and worship.

E. We cannot earn or deserve God's salvation, but receive it by faith through grace in the enabling power of the Holy Spirit.

F. God has an eternal, inclusive purpose for the world, which embraces the tree and responsible choices of humanity. This purpose will surely be accomplished. God loves and chooses all people for salvation, and all are called to repentance; and in His sovereign purpose, God executes judgment upon sinful humanity.

G. The church is the fellowship of all believers around the world expressed locally in our Church family. As the Body of Christ, the Church on earth is God's instrument, first, for proclaiming and applying the benefits of God's redemptive work; and second, to establish God's kingdom.

H. The Sacraments of Baptism and Communion are visible signs and assurances of the Gospel.