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About Us...
The American Reformed Church
is a Bible believing church affiliated with the Reformed Church in America.
We aspire to a greater unity in Christ through prayer and dynamic worship.
We exist to welcome others into a community of people who are learning about
God, growing in faith, and serving one another. We believe in an eternal
God and strive to help people apply the Bible's teachings to their everyday
lives. We want to tell others about the peace and joy that comes through
knowing Jesus Christ. Our local church supports missions at home and abroad
and our members volunteer their time for ministry in America and overseas.
We place a great value on education for children, youth, and adults. The
members of the American Reformed Church support our local Christian schools
as well as three Christian liberal arts colleges and two seminaries. The
Reformed Church was founded in 1628. But the RCA is "reformed and reforming,"
finding fresh ways to express God's eternal truth. We welcome you to join
our fellowship.
We Believe...
We in the Reformed Church in America
believe God created humans perfect and free to make choices. They chose to
disobey their Creator. Turning away from God, humanity fell into sin. All
of the suffering and evil in the world is because of this sin. Even though
we have turned away from God, God still loves all people and wants our lives
to be full of joy and peace. Right from the beginning, God had a plan to
make this happen. God's plan was to send Jesus, who lived a life of perfect
obedience to God and who died to pay the price for all people's sins. God
raised Jesus back to life. He is in heaven now, but he has promised to return
to earth someday. When he comes again, he will resurrect all believers and
take them to be with him in heaven. Believers are people who accept that
Jesus Christ is God's Son, who believe that Jesus died for their sins and
rose from the dead, and who do their best to follow his teachings and example.
Together they form the church, which is called Christ's body on earth, and
which has a responsibility to continue Christ's work. Living the Christian
life is not always easy, but believers receive guidance from the Bible and
from the teachings and example of Christ; and they receive encouragement
and power from God's Holy Spirit. (Much of the content above may be found
at www.rca.org as well as additional information regarding our denomination)
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