We are first and foremost Bible believers. Every part of the inspired and infallible word of God is the only foundation for all that we believe and teach. The word of God is to govern all that we confess doctrinally and how we conduct ourselves practically even when it is ridiculed by the world as unpopular or unacceptable. The Lord Jesus Christ said in Matthew 4:4 quoting from Deuteronomy 8:3, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." 

We are what has been historically and generally termed "reformed" in our theology. Simply put, that means we believe the Bible teaches that God is absolutely sovereign in salvation and that every aspect of salvation has always been by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, according to Holy Scripture alone, and to the glory of the triune God alone. 

Our full statement of faith is the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms with statements added to allow for the views of both infant baptists and believer baptists and different millennial views of the end times. We believe that the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms accurately reflect what the Bible teaches. These doctrinal standards are a thoroughly biblical, theologically robust, and classic exposition of the Christian faith. The full content of those documents can be obtained online or in book form elsewhere. A more detailed summary of what we believe can be found elsewhere on this site.

We take it seriously when the Holy Spirit says through the apostle Paul, "faith cometh by hearing and, hearing by the word of God". We believe that "Salvation is of the LORD." Jonah 2:9, but that God uses means to accomplish that salvation. 

We completely reject the charge that some make against reformed theology as a deadening influence to evangelism due to the belief in the absolute sovereignty of God in salvation. There are certainly some believers that have abused the Bible's teaching on the subject and denied their responsibility to evangelize, but that is the fault of the individual, not the doctrine itself. 

It is actually because of the Bible's teaching of the great truth that God is sovereign in salvation that we know it is our responsibility to go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature with confidence that God will save all His chosen people. We endeavor to be fervently evangelistic by seeking opportunities to share the gospel with the lost and perishing sinners around us in our daily lives. 

We also believe in making use of all biblical methods of evangelism and especially the biblical practice of open-air preaching. We believe that we must be biblically aggressive towards the lost out of loving obedience to the Lord and out of love for them.

We are a people committed to praying individually and together for a gracious outpouring of the power of the Holy Spirit upon the Church in these days. We believe that this is the dire need of the Church in all areas and in all ages in order for its work and witness to be effective in combating the antichristian and satanic powers that seek to work against the Church. 

We know that unless the Lord builds the house we are laboring in vain (Psalm 127:1). Therefore we earnestly seek the Lord for His blessing upon all of our labors and ask that He would be pleased to send us true revival in these days and save souls through all of our outreach efforts. 

Being Presbyterian simply means to be overseen by a plurality of elders. This is the biblical way for local churches to be governed (1 Timothy 3:1-7; Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 5:1-3; Hebrews 13:17). Elders are qualified men elected by the congregation to be ordained to the office and then they are responsible before God for the spiritual and physical oversight of the congregation along with the help of other qualified and elected men known as Deacons (1 Timothy 3:8-13). Elders are intended to be the highest ruling officers in Christ's Church. 

We are also known as Presbyterian because we believe the Bible teaches that each local church should be connected with and accountable to other local churches. We have various sister congregations throughout North America that are each a part of the Free Presbyterian Church of North America or the FPCNA. 

We subscribe to the same confession of faith, support one another in the work of God, and hold each other accountable to proper standards of conduct. We all meet twice a year to engage in a week of special daily times of extended prayer and to conduct denominational business. For more information about the FPCNA you can visit FPCNA.org. 

Practically, we are Free Presbyterians. People often ask about the word "Free" in our name. 

We are a local church that is a part of denomination that seeks to be free from corrupting the gospel. As Free Presbyterians we believe, as Christ said, "the truth will make you free" John 8:32. There are at least two aspects of that freedom. Freedom from sin and freedom to serve. 

Through experiencing the gracious work of the Holy Spirit in the new birth and trusting in the glorious truth of the gospel, sinners are made legally free from sin and separated unto The Lord Jesus Christ for service in His kingdom (John 3:3; 8:32; Romans 1:1; 7:24-8:4; 12:1). 

We believe that the Bible teaches that the genuine possession of this spiritual freedom will express itself in a continuous, though imperfect, pursuit of holiness and purity in doctrine and practice (Philippians 1:6; 2:12; 3:13-14). This Biblical pursuit will, of course, lead believers to abstain from certain activities in the world (Romans 12:2; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Ephesians 5:1-11, etc.). 

It will also lead to abstaining from knowingly affiliating with false churches and/or false Christians who do not actually believe the biblical gospel and/or severely compromise on the essential truths of biblical Christianity (Galatians 1:6-10; Ephesians 5:11). 

We believe that there are fundamental doctrines and practices that are essential to biblical Christianity (Galatians 1:8; Ephesians 5:2-7). Without those fundamental doctrines and practices you do not have true Christianity or true Churches of Christ.

This is the rationale behind identifying as "Free" Presbyterian. It is an effort to identify as a local church/denomination that is a part of Biblical Christianity, to summarize our practice as a congregation of believers, and to exclude any openness to compromise on the fundamental doctrines or practices of the Christian faith. If you would like to know more then please visit FPCNA.org. Below is a documentary that highlights some of the key aspects of the history of our denomination.