Beliefs – Grace Presbyterian Church

Body of believers seeking to worship our Lord in Spirit and in truth (John 4:26).
Family of faith—in a covenant community of God’s people who are concerned about people rather than programs.
Developing church—serving a dynamic university town in the heart of Pennsylvania.
Growing congregation of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America—a church with roots in the Scottish Reformation of the 16th century and a mandate to proclaim the Lordship of Christ in the USA in the 21st century.

Serving God is only possible through faith in Jesus Christ, who died to save His people from their sins (Matt. 1:21).
The Bible is the totally reliable Word of God for all of life.
Our purpose in life is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
Our calling is to proclaim Jesus Christ, the Son of God, as the only “name under heaven, given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12)

Consistently sound preaching of God’s word, a simple focus on worship.
Bible psalms sung a capella, and earnest prayer together as a family of faith.
Confessional teaching of the whole doctrine of God’s Word, as expressed in the Westminster Confession of Faith (1648), the great Reformed doctrinal standard of Presbyterian churches world-wide.
Connected personal fellowship as we seek to grow together as God’s children through involvement in the life of the church week by week.

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