Question 1

What does Protestant Reformed mean?

Accepted Answer

Our congregation belongs to the federation of the Protestant Reformed Churches in America.  We stand in the heritage of the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century.

Protestant indicates our increasing effort to be faithful to God and His Word in a sinful world. Reformed indicates that we consciously strive to be a part of the Reformation.
 
We confess that the Bible teaches the truths of Calvinism, namely the sovereignty of God’s grace to save His people in the precious blood of Jesus Christ alone.

We believe the below three creeds are an accurate summary of Biblical teaching:
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The Heidelberg Catechism 
The Belgic Confession 
The Canons of Dordt 
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Question 2

Why do we worship?

Accepted Answer

God is worthy of all praise (Psalm 95:6). He commands everyone to worship Him (Psalm 96:9). Therefore, we gather together to render to Him the praise of our hearts and to be instructed in His Word. We worship out of love and thankfulness for the great gift of salvation in His Son.

We worship as God has commanded in the Bible (Psalm 29:2). We believe Sunday is a day set apart from all other days. On this day we gather together twice in formal, public worship.  These services are conducted with reverence, in the historical Reformed way, which reflects our consciousness of being in the presence of the Almighty God.  Central in every service is the preaching of God’s Word.  The preaching is the chief means by which God gives grace to His people, and calls us to constant repentance and faith in Jesus Christ (I Corinthians 1:18-21).

Question 3

What will worship look like?

Accepted Answer

Sunday Worship Services are held at 9:30 AM and 5 PM.

When you enter, there will be greeters, elders, and deacons standing around to welcome you. There will be ushers at each of the doors into the sanctuary that will help you find a seat. The order of worship is outlined on cards in the pews or on bulletins from the ushers or central bulletin table.

Our services are reverent, simple, and focused on the preaching of the Word of God, which is the chief means of grace. Services last approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes; around 50 minutes of that time is the preaching of the sermon. We sing from the Psalter, a song book based on the Psalms, with piano and organ accompaniment.

Below is our order of worship (*Indicates Congregation Standing):

Call to Worship
Silent Prayer
*Invocation
*Opening Doxology 
*Congregational Singing
Reading of God’s Law - AM  *Reciting of the Apostles’ Creed - PM
*Congregational Singing
Congregational Prayer
Offertory
*Congregational Singing
Scripture Reading
Sermon
*Congregational Singing
Doxology

Question 4

Do you have a livestream?

Accepted Answer

A livestream of our worship services is available every Sunday at 9:30am & 5:00pm.

You can view the livestream on our home page below the header image or you can stream it from our YouTube Channel.

Question 5

How early do I need to arrive? Where can I park?

Accepted Answer

We recommend that you arrive 15 minutes early to find a parking space in our lot and have enough time to use the restroom and find a place to sit. Occasionally our auditorium is filled and we use an overflow room.

The entrances are locked when the services start, so if you arrive late, you will need to knock on the doors and wait to be let in.

Question 6

Do you offer transportation?

Accepted Answer

Please contact us here if you need transportation.

Question 7

What should I wear?

Accepted Answer

We encourage a general sense of modesty. Most men wear a dress shirt and pants with or without a tie and sport coat. Most women wear slacks, dresses, or skirts. However, don't let what you are wearing stop you from coming to worship God!

Question 8

Where do I go with my small children who can't sit in the service?

Accepted Answer

We provide a nursery for infants and toddlers. Otherwise, we also have a soundproofed cry room at the back of the sanctuary that you may use to watch the service, or you may go into the large fellowship room at the north side of church where the service will be playing on a screen. There is a changing table and nursing area in the women's restroom.

Question 9

What do children and teens do during the service?

Accepted Answer

Children and teens worship together with their parents through the whole worship service. We do not have a separate "children's church". We believe it is important to worship God united together. Even if your children are wiggly and don't understand a lot, over time God will use the prayers, songs, and sermons to teach them who He is.

Question 10

How long do worship services last?

Accepted Answer

Services last approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes; around 50 minutes of that time is the preaching of the sermon.

Question 11

Are there any obligations to sign anything or introduce myself?

Accepted Answer

No. You will be greeted when you arrive, but you will not be obliged to introduce yourself or give any contact information unless you ask to be contacted.

Question 12

Will I be pressured to give a money offering?

Accepted Answer

No. There is an offering plate passed around for two causes each service. There is no pressure to give, but you are welcome to give if you feel led to.

Question 13

Can I partake in the sacrament of communion?

Accepted Answer

The sacrament of communion is administered every other month.  Confessing members in good standing are called to partake of the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.

As this heavenly food can be taken to one’s judgment (I Cor. 11:28-30) and as the common reception of this food is a confession of doctrinal unity (Acts 2:42), the elders supervise the partaking of the sacrament. Visitors from other churches are asked to request permission to partake from the elders before the service.

Participation in the Lord’s Supper is in part a witness that you repent of your sins, believe that Jesus Christ is your righteousness, and desire to live a new and godly life.

Question 14

Can you prove that there is a God?

Accepted Answer

Everything in existence shouts proof of God’s existence - laws of nature and logic, beauty, justice, morality, and conscience. It is contrary to the way all people and societies function to deny His existence. All people know God and His judgments on human beings, but many suppress the truth about God in their hearts, denying worship to their Creator and giving it to themselves or something else. Only through new life and salvation in Jesus Christ can denying hearts be opened to live in truth and reality.

Question 15

How can I be truly happy?

Accepted Answer

True happiness comes through living out our purpose, being who we were created to be - loving and serving God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. We must acknowledge that we are unable to do this because we are sinners, turn to Jesus for salvation, and live that purpose by His power in gratitude for salvation.

Question 16

How can I know God?

Accepted Answer

All humans know of God in their hearts and see indisputable evidence all around them. Reading and studying the Bible is the way to truly know Him, as it is His own written Word about Himself. We can deeply know God in a personal relationship, as a wife knows a husband or a child knows his or her father. God tells us in Jeremiah 29:13 “And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart.”

Question 17

If God made me the way that I am, why do I have to change?

Accepted Answer

God created us to love and serve Him; failing to do this is no one’s responsibility but our own.  Though we each may have tendencies towards certain sins, this is not our identity. The good news of Jesus Christ is that He came to bring new life to those who believe in Him, where people are “born again” (John 3:3) to the life they were created for - to love and serve God.

Question 18

Don’t good people go to heaven?

Accepted Answer

Yes, those who are judged by God to be perfect will go to heaven for eternal life, but anyone who has committed even one sin (everyone!) deserves the sentence of eternal death, according to God’s law. I may think I am a pretty good person, but God is a perfectly good Judge and cannot let any law-breaker go unpunished. Only through the gift of Jesus’s perfect life and payment for sins through His death on the cross can any sinner be innocent and receive eternal life.

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