The Holy Bible is the final authority in all matters of faith and practice, Providence Reformed Church accepts the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith as a summary of what the Bible teaches concerning the major doctrines of the Christian faith. We do not require complete agreement with this confession for membership, though all elders and teachers must be in substantial agreement with it.

Our church also stands in line with traditional Christian doctrine as articulated in other historic Baptist confessions such as the Philadelphia Baptist Confession (1742), the New Hampshire Baptist Confession (1833), and the Abstract of Principles (1858). While these confessions of faith are not equal with Scripture, they summarize the doctrines which a person will be taught when they unite with this church. Furthermore, all members and candidates for membership must, in good conscience, affirm the Baptist Faith and Message 2000.

Read the BFM 2000

We affirm the following historic creeds:

• The Apostles' Creed
  Read the Apostles' Creed
  *The word 'catholic' means 'universal'; that there is one church across all times, places and peoples.


• The Athanasian Creed
  Read the Athanasian Creed


• The Nicene Creed
  Read the Nicene Creed


• The Definition of Chalcedon
  Read the Definition of Chalcedon


• The Auchterarder Creed
  "It is not sound and orthodox to teach that we must forsake sin in order to our coming to Christ."
  Read the Marrow Controversy

We affirm the Chicago Statements on Innerancy

We affirm the Nashville Statement on Marriage

In joyful cooperation and association with Grace Reformed Network

Confessional churches united around the sufficiency of Christ.

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