Church

A note from Jerry:

A quick note on a change in our lives. After a lot of discussion, reading, praying we decided to change churches. We loved the folks at our last church, but we became convinced that some of the leadership practices simply were not biblical. Nothing sordid, just not in accordance with God's Word.

Our research lead us to the historic creeds and confessions of the Protestant Reformation. In particular, the Westminster Confession of Faith. We believe the Confession, along with the Catechisms, give the best summary of the doctrine found in scripture including who God is, who we are and how we are to live in light of this.

Because of this, we have decided to join the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC).

It initially seemed a little strange to be joining an old denomination in the age of mega churches and hipster pastors, but we're convinced it's the right thing to do.

As Presbyterians, we believe that our children are part of the covenant community and as such they are to receive a sign of inclusion in the visible church. This is what baptism is for. Since we didn't baptize any of the kids as infants, we did that when we became members. Wesley made a profession of faith to our pastor and the elders and he was baptized and become a communicant member of the church. The other children were baptized as our covenant children. (Shelly will be sharing a baptism post with photos soon!)

If you have any questions, we would be happy to talk to you about them.

Jerry

Here are some links in case you are interested:
Our Church
The OPC
The Westminster Confession of Faith