Our Core Values:

Biblical: We are committed to the inspired, inerrant, authoritative word of God in our preaching & teaching.

Confessional: As Presbyterians, we believe the Westminster Confession of Faith along with the Larger and Shorter Catechisms summarize what the Bible teaches. We believe, confess, and catechize from these standards.

Missional: We believe Christ has called His church to go and make disciples of all nations (Matt 28:18-20). We are committed to evangelism and discipleship, to the glory of God and the good of His people.

Hospitable: At RGF we prize fellowship! We believe that sound doctrine must be coupled with a sincere love for one another.

What is Presbyterianism?

Although the term “Presbyterian” refers to the system of church government adopted by these churches, the essence of Presbyterianism, which is one of the two church traditions stemming from Calvin’s Geneva reformation, is the belief in the sovereign, independent, triune God who has entered into a covenant to save a people for his own glory.

Presbyterian theology is a comprehensive system of doctrine, which is rooted in the Westminster Standards. Presbyterian churches share much doctrine in common with other true churches: God as the independent, triune God who made the heavens and earth; the Bible as the infallible word of God; all people as sinners; justification not by works, but by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; the second coming of Christ in glory; the final judgment to glory or damnation.

Presbyterians also hold to doctrines that are shared with other traditions stemming from the Reformation: the absolute sovereignty of God in election; the duty of the Christian to live a life of piety in accordance with God’s moral law, including the Ten Commandments; participation in the two sacraments, Baptism and the Lord’s Supper; the theological existence of both the invisible and visible church.

The distinguishing mark of Presbyterian churches, however, is the system of church government that these chuches have adopted, with the elders of individual churches belonging to a Presbytery, and multiple Presbyteries belonging to a General Assembly. (This helpful summary was taken from here)

What do we believe?

Presbyterians believe that God’s word is God’s Word. As such, it is inerrant, sufficient, and authoritative. The Bible is the supreme judge by which all controversies of religion are to be determined.

When the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America was formed in 1788, it adopted (with minor revisions) the Westminster Confession of Faith, Larger and Shorter Catechisms (1647), as its secondary standards (the Bible itself being the only infallible rule of faith and practice). Officers in the Presbyterian Church in America take a vow to “sincerely receive and adopt” these confessional documents “as containing the system of doctrine taught in the Holy Scriptures.”

The Westminster Confession of Faith

The Westminster Larger Catechism (part one)

The Westminster Larger Catechism (part two)

The Westminster Shorter Catechism

Redeeming Grace Session

Our Pastor

Charles Stover serves as pastor at Redeeming Grace Fellowship. He is a graduate of Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Mo, and Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge, Ar. Before attending seminary in St. Louis, Charles served as a youth pastor in the Southern Baptist Church.

Our Elders

Greg Brown, Rick Jensen, Darryl Rasmussen, Nathan Garden