Our beliefs
Oak Valley Presbyterian Church unequivocally holds that the supreme authority in all matters of faith and life are the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments which we believe are the inspired and inerrant Word of God. We are committed to the system of doctrine contained in the Westminster Standards (The Westminster Confession of Faith and the Larger and Shorter Catechisms) believing them to be an accurate restatement of the theology of the Bible.
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You can read more about the Westminster Standards here.
our mission
Our mission flows from a deep love for our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, and a commitment to His mission to make, mature, and multiply disciples. To that end, we aspire to be a people whose primary identity is found in Jesus Christ and whose chief desire is to glorify and enjoy God in all areas of life.
our values
Alongside our doctrinal commitments, we hold to a set of values that are rooted in a Reformed theological ethos. Our values are: Proclaiming His gospel, Sharing our lives, and Living Hopefully & Redemptively. ​We desire to glorify God through the faithful proclamation of the gospel, the embodiment of authentic Christian community, and the advancement of God’s redemptive and hope-filled purposes in the world.
proclaiming
his gospel
The gospel is God’s gospel. He is the first evangelist and teller of its message (Gen. 3:15; Gal. 3:8). As its author, God alone determines the content of the gospel. No one is at liberty to make up their own gospel (Gal. 1:8-9). Indeed, our role is to faithfully proclaim its unchanging message and power to save and transform the lives of all who trust in Jesus Christ. The gospel announcement is this: through the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, God has accomplished our redemption by reconciling us to himself and qualifying us to share in His Kingdom by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
sharing our lives
Scripture encourages us to care for and love one another in such a way that we “not only share the gospel of God but our lives as well” (1 Thess. 2:8). Christian community exists for our mutual edification and God uses it to “encourage, comfort, and urge us to live lives worthy of God who called us into his kingdom and glory” (1 Thess.2:12). Christian community is also an identity that we share as the household and family of God our Father. Therefore, it is crucial for the Christian life and experience that we share our lives. Sunday worship is equally important as a public expression of our shared unity in Christ and corporate participation in the ordinary means of grace.
living hopefully
& redemptively
The hope of the gospel, the sure hope of resurrection glory, is a future as well as present reality breaking into and transforming the lives and worldview of all believers. It radically changes how we live, how we understand reality, and how we deal with suffering. It gives us hope for the future in the new creation. And it encourages us to advance God's redemptive purposes in the world by "redeeming the time" we have here on earth (Col.4:5; Eph. 5:15-16), by doing "good works" (Titus 2:14), and by living purposefully for the glory of God (1 Pet. 1:17-19).
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