First Christian Reformed Church was established in 1926. We are part of the Christian Reformed Church North America, CRCNA. Below is information about our branch of the Christian tree.
Our Emblem
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The triangle represents the Trinity, our belief in the one God we know as three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The cross symbolizes our belief in Jesus Christ's sacrificial death for our salvation.
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Who we are
Christian because we believe Jesus Christ is God's only Son, our Lord and that the Bible is a true testament of how Christ's death and resurrection has set us right with God. As Christians, we acknowledge Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. Our relationship with Christ is what makes us Christians, recognizing we are not perfect people but knowing we are made perfect in Christ.
Reformed because we're part of that historic branch of the Christian church that follows the teachings of 16th-century reformer John Calvin, who struggled to return Christianity to its biblical roots.
A Church because we believe God has called us together to be a people who belong to him and live for him. We are meant to be a community of believers who are able to worship, help, encourage, and come alongside one another.
Reformed because we're part of that historic branch of the Christian church that follows the teachings of 16th-century reformer John Calvin, who struggled to return Christianity to its biblical roots.
A Church because we believe God has called us together to be a people who belong to him and live for him. We are meant to be a community of believers who are able to worship, help, encourage, and come alongside one another.
Our Mission
To know Christ and to make Him known.
Our Beliefs
We believe that the Bible is the authoritative Word of God. It contains all that people in any age need to know for their salvation. We call the Bible God’s Word, believing that, by the power of the Holy Spirit, God speaks to us through this book.
The Bible has two major sections that at first glance seem quite different from each other. The Old Testament records God’s work through centuries of Israelite history until about 400 B.C. The New Testament picks up with God’s work through the life of Jesus, the coming of the Holy Spirit in power, and the subsequent spread of the church over the first century A.D. You could also think of the Bible as a library of sixty-six unique books of various kinds by many authors in different contexts over thousands of years. But it is only one book: the whole of it forms one richly textured story of God’s loving purpose in relation to humans and the whole creation.
Ecumenical Creeds: Our church subscribes to the following three creeds:
Doctrinal Standards: Our church subscribes to the following three confessions:
Contemporary Confession:
The Bible has two major sections that at first glance seem quite different from each other. The Old Testament records God’s work through centuries of Israelite history until about 400 B.C. The New Testament picks up with God’s work through the life of Jesus, the coming of the Holy Spirit in power, and the subsequent spread of the church over the first century A.D. You could also think of the Bible as a library of sixty-six unique books of various kinds by many authors in different contexts over thousands of years. But it is only one book: the whole of it forms one richly textured story of God’s loving purpose in relation to humans and the whole creation.
Ecumenical Creeds: Our church subscribes to the following three creeds:
Doctrinal Standards: Our church subscribes to the following three confessions:
Contemporary Confession:
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