Who We Are
Reformation Parish is a Mission church of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC), Athanasius Presbytery. We are Evangelical in that we hold to the essential truths of biblical orthodoxy; Reformed in that we hold to the biblical gospel of sovereign grace rediscovered in the Protestant Reformation; and, God willing, ever-reforming according to the Word of God (Acts 20:27).
We recognize the Lord Jesus Christ as the only Head of the Church, and confess that all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to him (Col. 1:16).
Our Mission
Our mission is to proclaim the authority of Jesus over all things by living faithfully as prophets, priests, and kings in our homes and communities, calling the nations to faith in the resurrected Christ, and feasting in gathered assembly each Lord’s Day through Word and Sacrament.
What We Believe
Reformation Parish strives to believe, preach, and teach doctrine that accords with the Holy Word of God. The Bible is our final authority. Insofar as the historical creeds and confessions of the faith reflect true biblical teaching, we embrace the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, the Definition of Chalcedon, and the Westminster Confession of Faith (1646).
The Scriptures. We believe that the Holy Bible is God’s inspired, inerrant revelation to man and is the only certain, sufficient, and infallible rule from which we draw all saving knowledge. All our creeds, confessions, and church documents are tried by his Word.
God. We believe that there is one true God. He eternally exists in three persons, and in the unity of the Godhead there are the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, who are equal in every divine perfection and who execute distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption. From all eternity, God decrees all that shall come to pass, yet so without sinning or violating the will and responsibility of man.
The Fall of Man. We believe that Man was created in holiness, under and capable of fulfilling the law of his Creator, but by voluntary transgression fell from that state. As natural heirs of our first parents, we are under the federal headship of Adam and share in his guilt. All men are inherently sinful and deserve the just punishment due to their sin, namely death.
The Person and Work of Christ. We believe that sinners are relieved of their sin debt only through the mediatorial offices of the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, who is Prophet, Priest, and King. He freely took upon himself our nature, yet without sin or diminishing of his deity. He perfectly obeyed the law of God and, by his death, made a full atonement for sin. He has risen from the dead and now sits at the right hand of the Father, interceding for us.
The Way of Salvation. We believe salvation is dependent on the gracious and ever-present work of the Triune God: regeneration is a work of grace wrought on our hearts by the Holy Spirit, enabling us to understand the Word of God and believe; faith is saving belief in Jesus Christ and all his works; coupled with faith, repentance is the inevitable response of a person who has been regenerated. Justification is based upon the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ who imputes his righteousness to sinners and unites them to himself by grace. All this is by faith alone.
The Christian Life. We believe that sanctification is the process by which the elect are made partakers of God’s holiness and progress toward his perfection. Sanctification is begun in regeneration and is carried on in the hearts of believers by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. All true saints of God will persevere to the end and will one day be raised up in the power of the One who keeps them secure.
The Church. We believe that the Lord Jesus is the Head of the Church, which is composed of all covenant members. God has declared that all members of his body are to congregate together in local assemblies for regular worship on the Lord’s Day. All true churches of God observe the two sacraments commanded by our Lord and Savior: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
Last Things. We believe that it is appointed for men once to die and after that the judgment. On the last day Christ will return and will raise the dead bodily, both the unrighteous and the righteous. All will be judged by Christ and shall receive according to their deeds: those who die in their sin will go into everlasting punishment and those united to Christ will enter everlasting life.
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Our Confession
We hold to the Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) as a specific Reformational document, subordinate to Scripture. Those who take exception to our Confession are asked to state their exceptions prior to joining as members. All members are expected to affirm the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed.
Our People
Reformation Parish is a covenant community — families, singles, young and old — bound together not merely by shared preferences but by the blood of Christ and the promises of the New Covenant. We are committed to catechizing our children, bearing one another’s burdens, and bearing witness to our neighbors in Senoia and beyond.