The Church has always defined itself by what it believes. From the Apostles' Creed, through the ecumenical creeds developed during doctrinal controversies arising in the early church, we join our forefathers in the faith in wholeheartedly confessing what we understand the Bible to teach.
The Bible is our ultimate standard and rule for faith and life. And, as a confessional church, we hold to the Westminster Confession of Faith, and the Larger and Shorter Catechisms written by the Westminster Assembly, as the theological standard of our church. This means we believe that the Confession and Catechisms, while being subordinate to the Bible, accurately summarize the teachings of Scripture. Below are a few statements that succinctly summarize those Westminster Standards.