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Beliefs:
We Believe the Bible to be the Word of God and the final authority for faith and practice. We believe in Jesus Christ as the
Son of God and the Savior of those who have faith in Him. We believe
in the historic Christian faith as confessed in the Apostles' Creed. The Heidelberg
Catechism, a sixteenth-century evangelical statement of faith, has played a
particularly important role in our history.
Our church is governed by elders and deacons who, together
with the pastor, form the consistory.
Purpose:
The First Reformed Church of Pompton Plains
responds to God's love by
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Celebrating the presence of Jesus Christ |
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Fostering a spiritually alive community |
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Reaching out to care for others |
Core Values:
The core values of our church:
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Spiritual Character:
We are a gathering of believers who hold to the Bible for the focus of
our faith, eagerly encouraging one another to lifelong spiritual
growth, and striving to maintain cultural relevance without
sacrificing our traditional values.
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Programs: We are
committed to create and maintain flexible programs which respond to
the evolving needs of persons of all ages in order to nurture their
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| The People We Serve:
We exist to serve individuals, families, the total congregation, the
community, and all those in need of healing for body, mind, and
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| Environment: We are
the presence of Christ in our community reaching neighbors and
seekers with love and compassion. Our facilities are valuable
treasures for ministry providing space for birth of new hope and
spiritual healing. |
| Resources: We are
people exceedingly gifted by God to be stewards of our time, talents
and material possessions so that many will witness our good works
and be led to glorify God. |
Vision:
In order to achieve its
purpose, The First Reformed Church of Pompton Plains has adopted the
following vision for the years July 1999 through December 2004.
By
the year 2005 The First Reformed Church of Pompton Plains will be:
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A Community Church |
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of more spiritually
enthusiastic people |
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with a fuller
understanding and practice of stewardship |
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responding to the
changing needs of our community |
Statement
of Belief
We believe that God who
reigns supreme loves us and judges us, that Jesus Christ is our
Lord and Savior, and that the Holy Spirit permeates all creation
and lives in each of us. We believe that Jesus will come again.
We are God's imperfect children and yet God has
promised us eternal life through Jesus Christ; by His grace alone
we are saved. God is ever present and nothing can separate us from
God's love. We are all children of God who need to live in
fellowship with God and each other.
All things are possible with God's help. God
calls us to act; we have power, through prayer, we are to be
redeemers and reconcilers, loving and forgiving because God loves
and forgives us. We are to be individual missionaries continuing
to live each day as faithful witnesses and growing Christians,
being sensitive and ever mindful to the needs of others. We are
disciples of Christ who believe the teachings of the Bible and
recognize the importance of worshipping together. We are called to
be evangelists and stewards of God's gifts, sharing our knowledge
of God's gift of eternal life with the world and sharing ourselves
through our God given talents and possessions.
God seeks to bring all men to Himself, enabling
them, through the working of the Holy Spirit, to participate
responsibly as renewed persons in the Kingdom and thus to share in
the promises of the Kingdom both now and forever.
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