First Church is a congregation of the Christian Reformed Church in
North America. The Christian Reformed Church is itself only
a small part of the worldwide church of Jesus Christ, which embraces
many traditions and denominations, peoples and languages. Our
faith is not so much a series of propositions to which we assent, as a
story of truth in which we participate.
We celebrate the love, goodness, and grace of God our Father.
We commit ourselves to follow in the way of Jesus Christ, God's Son and our Lord and Savior.
We depend on the inspiration of God's Holy Spirit, who brings encouragement and understanding to God's people.
God's gracious power and faithfulness provide the story of our past, the strength in our present, and the hope for our future.
We accept the Bible as the inspired Word of God. We must
constantly examine our traditions, practices, and statements of faith -
both as a church and as individuals - in light of the Bible's story and
teachings.
The website of the Christian Reformed Church
contains helpful links to our denominational statements of faith, as
well as our denomination's position on a number of contemporary topics.
