Vision Statement

The vision and purpose of Wycliffe Presbyterian Church (WPC) is to seek Christ and to share his love.

 

It is all about relationships – with Jesus, with His Church, with each other, with His world.  As a community we believe in the incarnate Jesus Christ and in all that we do we seek to offer access to him.  We truly believe that, through His Resurrection, we can experience transformed lives. This is why we focus not on programs, but on spiritual growth, and we believe that prayer and practice, when done in faithfulness, changes things.  His grace, love, compassion, and generosity mean that all are worthy of His life and our service. Words like biblical, Reformed, and evangelical are gifts to us. We are called to be an inviting community dedicated to His service and we seek to share the Good News of forgiveness and new life with as many people as possible.

 

Our membership of some 400 adults, children, and affiliate partners embrace the call to form a group that works together in His service In the world but not of it, from our sanctuaries to our city’s neediest people, to isolated locations of Central America and Africa, from our classrooms to boardrooms, from the heart of a brand new believer to the eternal string of witnesses, you’ll find us in many disparate locations – seeking Christ and sharing His love!

 

We believe and affirm:

●    The authority of Scripture is the bedrock of the reformed faith, The Holy Scripture is God’s revealed Word, the only infallible rule for faith and life.  We are reformed and we continue to reform – but only consistent with the authority of Scripture.

●    The Bible is God’s revealed message to the entire human race. It is neither a science text nor a secular history text; However, it is infallible in all that it teaches. Scripture is the two edge sword separating truth from falsehood

●    Understanding comes from God, not our own wisdom.

●    God’s people are called to holiness in all aspects of life.  This includes honoring the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman, the only relationship in which sexual activity is appropriate.

●    With input from the GA, synods and presbyteries, the local session is the primary body to be vested with the authority and responsibility for determining both the missions and works of the local church and the utilization and distribution of funds collected by that congregation.