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OUR BELIEFS

Anchored in the
Word of God

We hold to the historic Christian faith as summarized in the Westminster Confession of Faith and its Catechisms: a faith received, not invented.

OUR CONFESSION

A Faith Received, Not Invented

We affirm the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Larger and Shorter Catechisms as faithful summaries of what the Bible teaches: subordinate to Scripture, yet clearly reflecting it. In summary, here is what we believe.

The Bible, God & Man

  • The Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God, our only rule for faith and life.
  • There is one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
  • Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man, the only Savior of sinners.
  • All people are made in God’s image, yet all are sinners unable to save themselves.

Salvation & the Christian Life

  • We are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
  • Justification rests on Christ’s atoning death and resurrection, received by faith.
  • Good works are the fruit of salvation, never its cause.
  • The Holy Spirit indwells believers forever, sanctifying them for God.

The Church

  • Christ himself established and sustains his Church.
  • The Church is governed by elders (presbuteros), called to oversight and shepherding.
  • God gives spiritual gifts to every member for the good of the whole body.
  • We gather to worship, grow, and build one another up in love.

Outreach & Culture

  • God ordains both the ends of salvation and the means, including our witness.
  • Believers are called to be salt and light in every sphere of life.
  • We seek to engage the culture faithfully: in the world, but not of it.
  • The gospel compels us to love and serve our neighbors and our city.
WHO WE ARE

We Are a…

Biblical Church

The Scriptures are our supreme authority in all we believe and do.

Presbyterian Church

We are governed by elders, connected to a wider church family in the PCA.

Gospel-Driven Church

The good news of Christ shapes our preaching, worship, and life together.

Community Church

We are a family, bearing one another’s burdens across every season.

Reformed Church

We stand in the historic stream of the Protestant Reformation.

Praying Church

We depend on God together in prayer, week by week.

Outreaching Church

We are sent to share Christ’s love in Pensacola and beyond.

THE FIVE SOLAS

The Heart of the Reformation

Five great affirmations that shape how we read Scripture, worship, and live.

Sola Scriptura
Scripture Alone

God’s written Word is our final authority for faith and practice.

Sola Gratia
Grace Alone

Salvation is God’s free gift, not earned by anything we do.

Sola Fide
Faith Alone

We are justified through faith, not by our own works.

Solus Christus
Christ Alone

Jesus is the only mediator between God and man.

Soli Deo Gloria
Glory to God Alone

All of life exists for the glory of God alone.

WESTMINSTER SHORTER CATECHISM · Q1
What is the chief end of man?
“Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.”

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