1. Is this church a Reformed Evangelical church?

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Answer: Yes, we are a Reformed Evangelical church.

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2. What is a Reformed Evangelical church?

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Answer: To be a Reformed Evangelical is to embrace a theological heritage associated with the Protestant Reformation. This heritage emphasizes God's loving, gracious sovereignty over all creation and human life. Reformed Evangelicals believe that salvation begins with God's decision and that believers respond to His call. We value the Westminster Standards and the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith as foundational texts of their faith. The term "Reformed" is a label indicating a theological heritage, while "Evangelical" describes a mode of life that keeps the gospel at the center.

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3. Is this local church a family-integrated church?

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Answer: Yes, we encourage families to be together at our corporate worship services. We equip and encourage parents to conduct family worship in their homes throughout the week. We also do offer a room downstairs for families with babies and children with a TV monitor so a parent can hear the sermon live.

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4. Does the church believe in the doctrine of transubstantiation?

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Answer: No, we do not believe in the docrtrine of transubstantion. Transubstantiation was officially defined as doctrine by the Catholic Church at the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215. This teaching asserts that during the Eucharist, the bread and wine become the actual body and blood of Christ while retaining their physical appearance. Early Christians, including Church Fathers like St. Ignatius and St. Irenaeus, believed in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

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This concept was present from the earliest centuries, though not formally defined. We believe in the spiritual presence of Jesus Christ in the bread and wine. We do not try to formally define it too. Any attempt to rationalize it can lead to false understandings of the Lord’s supper.

Some in the early church called the Lord’s Supper, the Mysteries. We want to leave the mystery of the Eucharist. Also, the spiritual presence is a broadly Reformed view.

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5. What does the word Eucharist mean?

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Answer: The New Testament was originally written in the Greek language and the Greek noun εὐχαριστία (eucharistia), meaning "thanksgiving", appears a few times in it,[12] while the related Greek verb εὐχαριστήσας is found several times in New Testament accounts of the Last Supper, including the earliest such account:

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For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks (εὐχαριστήσας), he broke it, and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me".

— 1 Corinthians 11:23–24