Getting Connected

We believe that the focal point of the Christian’s life must be the Gospel of Jesus Christ as revealed to us in the Bible.  As a result of this focus and our obedience to it, we will be changed.  This change will bring about a growing love for God and for our fellow human beings.  We desire people to see this in us and for them to have a longing to be a part of the resulting community of Christ.

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Our Beliefs & Values

Our beliefs are derived from the Bible because we believe that the Bible is the written, authoritative Word of God. God’s Word determines what we believe and what we do.

Our denomination is Presbyterian and our beliefs are also historically referred to as Reformed. "Presbyterian" refers to our form of government and "Reformed" refers to our beliefs. The system of doctrine to which we are committed is communicated most clearly in the Westminster Confession of Faith with the Larger Catechism and Shorter Catechism.

 

God

We believe in the Trinity. There is one God, who exists eternally in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In Himself, He is perfectly holy and powerful, altogether just and wise, and utterly good and loving.

Human Beings

We believe that all people are created to image God. God created all people with dignity as they were made to reflect His character in all of life. The Bible also teaches that all people are born sinful and completely powerless to save themselves from God’s judgment. People are rightly condemned without His mercy.

Hope for Sinners

We believe that salvation is by God alone as He demonstrates His powerful love by choosing those He will save. We believe God’s choice in salvation is based solely on His unearned love and not on any action by us or foreseen faith in us. We believe that salvation is through Christ alone, by grace alone through faith alone. We believe that Jesus saves sinners.

Jesus Christ

We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, who through His perfect life and sacrificial death atoned for the sins of all who will trust in Him alone for salvation. We believe that Jesus, our Redeemer, was raised again for our justification and ascended into the heavens where He sits at the right hand of the Father Almighty, continually speaking for His people and governing the whole world as Head over all things for His Church. We believe that Jesus will return, bodily and visibly, to judge all mankind, to receive His people to Himself, and to renew all of His creation.

Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells God’s people and gives them the strength and wisdom to trust Christ and follow Him. We believe that the Holy Spirit refreshes, remakes, restores, reforms, and revives. We are never alone because He is in us and with us.

Church & Kingdom

We believe that as the living God renews all things, He has been gathering a people called the Church from every nation, race, class, and culture. He instructs us as His people to become actively invested in the world’s people and problems in eternally productive ways by bringing His Kingdom truth and values to influence all of life. Jesus has power and authority to right what is wrong with the world, and He chooses the Church as His primary instrument for renewing all things.

Family

Families eat together, play together and work together. Families know the good and the bad about the members of the family. They celebrate the good and lovingly seek to correct the bad. They laugh and cry together. Families consist of individuals who have unique personalities, strengths, and weaknesses.

Christian Faith

We will be known as a church that holds to the truth of the Bible and the historical reality of the basic tenents of the Christian faith as they are enumerated in the Apostles' Creed. We are loved by the Father, redeemed by the Son, and are being transformed by the Holy Spirit.

Inviting Character

As a family, we know that we have been adopted due to the love of our Father, and we are called by Jesus Christ to seek out and invite others to join His family.

Loving Reflection

With regard to acceptance with God, we are people who have been declared righteous, not made righteous. With regard to the Christian life, we are gradually being made righteous as we confess our sin, take communion, worship, and fellowship together. We recognize our sin and celebrate Jesus Christ.

Expression of Grace

We know that we haven't arrived, and we know that no one else has either. Therefore, we long to be known as a family which lovingly reaches people where they are, while continually bringing them to Jesus Christ.

First Presbyterian Church of Prattville, PCA

211 South Chestnut Street
Prattville, AL 36067

(334) 365-6387

Sunday School - 9:00
Morning Worship - 10:30