Church Creek Presbyterian

Every Sunday, we at Church Creek gather to worship our Triune God. We come together to respond to His calling and command with thanksgiving and praise. We assemble to receive the good gifts God desires to give us.

Each Lord’s day we come together for worship, we offer up a corporate confession of our sins, and receive a declaration of absolution. We then respond with a confession of faith, and are lead in corporate intercessory prayer. We receive the ministry of the Word, and thereby instructed, we are renewed in our faith and strengthened as a fellowship. We respond in prayers and songs of thanksgiving and worship.

Every Lord’s day we are also insructed in the Word through Bible teaching in Sunday School for both children and adults. As we recognize the Lord’s Sabbath, we conclude our resting by joining together again at the close of day for evening fellowship with Bible teaching, prayer, and praise.

To read and learn more about worship at Church Creek, several articles and documents have been listed below (some from off site).

When You Worship With Us
An article presented in a question and answer format describing worship with us at Church Creek.

Preparing for The Lord’s Supper
An article written by Pastor John Olson

The Trinity Hymnal
Published in 1961 by Great Commission Publications in association with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church(OPC). This hymnal contains 662 traditional hymn and Psalm settings, a collection of 67 additional gospel-styled songs for “informal occasions,” a selection of musical responses, and the complete Westminster Shorter Catechism and Confession of Faith. (Opens in new window. For IE7, right-click and select ‘Open in new tab’)

The Westminster Shorter Catechism: An Outline
Prepared by Pastor John Olson, this article is an aid to understanding the sequence and doctrine contained in the catechism.

Westminster Shorter Catechism
The Westminster Shorter Catechism was completed in 1647 by the Westminster Assembly and continues to serve as part of the doctrinal standards of many Presbyterian churches. (Opens in new window. For IE7, right-click and select ‘Open in new tab’)

Westminster Confession of Faith
The First General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America, (December 4-7, 1973) adopted the Westminster Confession of Faith as one of the doctrinal standards of the Church. (Opens in new window. For IE7, right-click and select ‘Open in new tab’)

Heidelberg Catechism
Tradition credits Zacharius Ursinus and Caspar Olevianus with being coauthors of the Heidelberg Catechism. It was approved by a synod in Heidelberg in January 1563. The Synod of Dort in 1618-1619 approved the Heidelberg Catechism, and it soon became the most ecumenical of the Reformed catechisms and confessions. The catechism has been translated into many European, Asian, and African languages and is the most widely used and most warmly praised catechism of the Reformation period. (Opens in new window. For IE7, right-click and select ‘Open in new tab’)

Belgic Confession
The Belgic Confession is actually the personal confession of faith of one man, Guido de Bres, written in the early days of the Reformation in what was then the southern part of the Netherlands. De Bres had been a pastor and itinerant preacher of the Reformation in southern the Netherlands, often traveling in disguise to avoid arrest. His primary purpose in writing his confession of faith was to distinguish the Reformed Christians in the Netherlands from the Anabaptists, who challenged the authority of the civil government. The confession was widely circulated among Reformed leaders, including John Calvin. All approved it while suggesting some changes. In 1788 the Belgic Confession was translated into English by a committee of the Reformed Dutch Church in America. As one of the official Standards of Unity (together with the Heidelberg Catechism and the Canons of Dort), it has influenced the Reformed Church’s theological instruction, preaching, and teaching for centuries. (Opens in new window. For IE7, right-click and select ‘Open in new tab’)