We express our spiritual unity with Christians throughout the world by embracing the ecumenical creeds of the ancient church. As heirs of the Protestant Reformation, we further adhere to the Belgic Confession, the Heidelberg Catechism, and the Canons of Dort as faithful summaries of the Bible’s teaching.
We are called to worship God in an orderly manner, with reverence and awe. Our worship is in accordance with the regulative principle and patterned on the historic Reformed dialogical liturgy. The Psalms have the principal place in worship, along with God-honoring hymns that faithfully reflect the teaching of Scripture. The sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s Supper are administered as ordained by our Lord to confirm our faith in God’s covenant promises.
We believe that our children are included in the church. Parents, together with the church, have an obligation to raise their covenant children in the Lord, with the expectation that they will grow in maturity and make a public profession of faith in Christ and so be admitted to the Lord’s table. Just as the Lord Jesus welcomed children, so we encourage the inclusion of children of all ages in our worship services.
We desire our church to have a culture of pastoral care, hospitality, and fellowship rooted in the love of Christ. We enjoy the fellowship of the body of Christ in our relationships with one another as a church family, even as we reach out to the community of Santa Clarita with the gospel of Christ.
Our sermons are Christ-centered and expository, and special care is given to correctly distinguishing law and gospel. The law shows us our sin and misery and need of Christ. The gospel is the good news of our deliverance through Christ. As those who belong to him, the law in the hand of Christ teaches us how we ought to walk in thankful obedience.