Here’s a link to see what the Presbyterian Church (USA) believes. And here’s a little bit about our congregation’s theology. Individuals will differ on various points, but most of us probably agree on most of this.

• God is sovereign and all-loving. Some people think these are contradictory. Not sure why.

• Jesus Christ is the Son of God and our Lord and Savior. He shows us God’s nature, which is love, and our potential as the children of God.

• Being a human is a complicated thing, but briefly, we are: created in God’s Image, fallen in sin, redeemed by Jesus Christ, both sinners and justified in God’s sight at the same time.

• The Holy Spirit works in our lives to correct us, empower us, and lead us in what God is doing in us and in the world.

• The Bible is the inspired Word of God. You need to look at the whole thing to understand the smaller parts.

• Since Christ was raised from the dead, and we are united with him by faith, we will also be raised in the Last Day. So while death is generally unwelcome, we do not fear.

• There is one Church in the world, and Christ is its head. The many denominations and congregations, at their best, provide different ways for people to express their faith and for Christ to reach the more. At their worst, they are failing to listen to their Lord and Head, which doesn’t end well.

• If you walk into our church, you’re as good as family.

• Social issues are hard. Political issues are hard. Christian life, when taken seriously, is hard. Sometimes we do pretty well with all of them, and sometimes we can’t even.

• Life is better when you have people who are in your corner to check in on you and support you. That’s part of what the Church is for.

• Food is good. Music is good. Art is good. Or at least, they all can be. They have an important place in the life of the Church.

• God provides the resources for the work that God wants done. That includes money and people. Sometimes the money is in your bank account, and sometimes the person is you. So consider it carefully and prayerfully.

• Worship should take as long as is needed; and worship should only take an hour, no more. We’re still of two minds on this one.

• Proclamation of God’s Word is the central act of our worship service. So it follows that the best thing for the Body and for individual members is to be present together with God and one another in worship.

• Corporate worship is to the Body of Christ what breathing is to the human body — a life-giving exchange! It is our primary service to God as disciples.