February 23rd, 2007
Ministries
We strive to pass down to our children “the faith once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). Covenantal training by parents, and through Sunday School and Catechism classes prepare our youth for public profession of faith, and equip them for a life of service to God.
In addition to growing in our own understanding of the faith, the Scriptures exhort us to spread the gospel news and call the lost to Christ. This we do in prayerful and confident expectation that God will be pleased to call many to faith in His dear Son through the ministry of Faith Reformed Church.
We labor to counsel, comfort, and edify believers by God’s Word and Spirit so their lives are conformed to the will of God, and out of thankfulness serve Him in His kingdom until Christ returns.
The Biblical notion of covenant theology, as interpreted by the historic Reformed tradition, provides us with a solid theological basis from which to discuss marriage, family, children and other personal relationships within the church.
The Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are seen as secondary but necessary physical symbols of God’s grace in Christ. Baptism is a sign of God’s covenant and is properly administered to children of believers in their infancy as well as to those who come as adults to trust in Christ. The proper recipients of the Lord’s Supper are members of the Church who have made a profession of their faith in Christ.
All Christians are called on to join in the membership and fellowship of a true Church. The local church consists of Christian believers and their children. The members of Faith Reformed Church hold to the classic formulations of Reformed theology which came out of the reformation period: the Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession of Faith, and Canons of Dort.