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Providence Reformed Church

245 East Vine Street
209-367-0552

Beliefs:

We believe that the Bible, comprising the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, is God’s inspired, infallible, and inerrant Word. It is the final authority on matters of doctrine and life. It is the Holy Spirit who sovereignly applies the Gospel, by working repentance and faith, to the hearts of God’s chosen, covenant people.

The Head of the church is Jesus Christ, who has appointed officers for the care and nurture of His body. The Consistory (the pastor, elders, and deacons) are the elected by the congregation to care for its temporal needs. The Spiritual Council (pastor and elders) provide for the true preaching of the Word, the proper administration of the sacraments of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the faithful exercise of Christian discipline.

The confessional standards of our church to which we subscribe are the Heidelberg Catechism (1563), the Belgic Confessions of Faith (1561), and the Canons of Dordt (1619). These "Three Forms of Unity" are faithful, systematic, summary expressions of the truths of historic, orthodox Christianity.


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