Our Vision Statement is:
“We will pass the faith we have received from our ancestors to the NEXT generation so they can be enthusiastically engaged in Christ’s mission.”
Inspired by Psalm 78:4
N Nurturing
E Engaged
X Christian (XP, the Greek letters Chi Rho stand for Christ)
T Transformation
Our Mission is summarized in four words:
Know… Grow… Show… Christ!
Our Focus:
“Bringing people in; building them up and sending them out.”
Our Slogan:
“Where faith comes to life.”
Our Goals:
Developing effective processes for
1) Discipleship of all ages
2) Integration Process
3) Involvement
4) Meeting Community Needs.
Our Plan:
Achieving effectiveness in: Regional Reach; Community Service; Regional Resourcing; National Influence and Global impact.
Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth.”
Our Values:
1) We glorify and enjoy God in all things.
2) We build communities of faith based in trusting, respectful relationships.
3) Our service is marked by integrity and excellence in all things.
4) We practice responsible stewardship of all the resources God has entrusted us with.
The Apostle’s Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord;
who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried;
He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints;
the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. AMEN.
SUBORDINATE STANDARDS
The subordinate standards of The Presbyterian Church in Canada are:
1. Westminster Confession of Faith
2. Declaration of Faith Concerning Church and Nation
3. Living Faith, 1998 ( a contemporary statement of Christian Belief)
WE AGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS FROM
Evangelical Fellowship of Canada:
The Holy Scriptures, as originally given by God, are divinely inspired, infallible, entirely trustworthy, and constitute the only supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Our Lord Jesus Christ is God manifest in the flesh; we affirm his virgin birth, sinless humanity, divine miracles, vicarious and atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension, ongoing mediatorial work, and personal return in power and glory.
The salvation of lost and sinful humanity is possible only through the merits of the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, received by faith apart from works, and is characterized by regeneration by the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit enables believers to live a holy life, to witness and work for the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Church, the body of Christ, consists of all true believers.
Ultimately God will judge the living and the dead, those who are saved unto the resurrection of life, those who are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.