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The Orthodox Presbyterian Church was founded on June 11, 1936, in the aftermath of the fundamentalist-modernist controversy, under the leadership of J. Gresham Machen, a longtime professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary, who also founded Westminster Theological Seminary in 1929. With the infiltration of theological liberalism, the mainline Presbyterian Church in the USA had departed from historic Christianity, including the rejection of doctrines such as the inspiration and authority of Scripture, the virgin birth... Originally calling itself the Presbyterian Church of America, the young church was forced by the threat of a lawsuit to change its name in 1939, and it adopted the name Orthodox Presbyterian Church. We are a gospel-centered church. The word gospel means good news, and we believe we have the best news in the world.

Jesus Christ has come. He died for our sins on the cross and God has raised Him from the dead. This is the good news we proclaim. We are unashamed to declare that Christ said, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life and that no one comes to God except through Me’ (John 14:6). We want to be true to the Bible’s teaching and what Christians have historically believed. Sometimes we are called are a confessional church because we believe the Westminster Standards most accurately summarizes what the Bible teaches.

That’s what a confession does, it gives you an anchor to God’s revealed truth. Therefore, we believe that we need to be true to the historic Christian faith. For this reason we are a Protestant church, in line with historic, biblical Christianity. We are called “Orthodox” because we try, by God’s power, to stay true to His Word in the Bible. We are a connected church, that is, congregations are bound together to serve and help one another. Every one of our bulletins declares on the cover, “A Mission Church of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.” In an age of non-denominationalism why are we denominational?

The Westminster Standards connect us to believers from the historic Presbyterian Church as far back at the 17th century. . They also link us to each other. Just as every state in the USA must follow the United States’ Constitution, so every congregation in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church must follow the Orthodox Presbyterian Church’s confession. The congregations of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church are led by elders or ‘presbyters’, men who have committed themselves to serving the church. There are three parts of a Presbyterian church: the session, the presbytery, and the General Assembly.

A session is the elected body of men in a local congregation. Groups of congregations in the same geographic region send elders to a body called the presbytery. In turn, each presbytery in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church elects presbyters to attend the national General Assembly. At every level, Orthodox Presbyterian church government provides accountability and connects each congregation to the worldwide mission of the church. Reformation Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Founded in 1936, the OPC is a denomination that seeks to proclaim faithfully from generation to generation the gospel of Jesus Christ and the riches of the Reformed faith.

The OPC strives to worship and live consistently with its Reformed theology. Visit the OPC website for more about our denomination including: Address: 203 Rhyne Oakland Road, 28054Email: ropcgastonia@gmail.comPhone: 704.931.8094 Pastor Joseph (Joby) Fowler: jhfowlerjr@icloud.com Elder Kelvin Monteith: kelvinmonteith@gmail.com Elder Spencer Grigg: keithgrigg323@gmail.com

Deacon George Johnston: georgefj@twc.com Reformation Orthodox Presbyterian Church stands in the historic, confessional tradition of the Reformed Faith using three standards: The infallible and inerrant Word of God, which has full and final authority in all matters of doctrine and life. The Westminster Confession of Faith, and the Larger Catechism and Shorter Catechism. And the tertiary standards known as the Form of Government, the Book of Discipline, and the Directory for Public Worship. The Bible, having been inspired by God, is entirely trustworthy and without error.

Therefore, we are to believe and obey its teachings. The Bible is the only source of special revelation for the church today. To know Christ. To love Christ. To make Christ known. Hello!

I’m glad you’ve found the Reformation Fellowship website. I hope you’ll lend me a few minutes of your time to introduce you to our church. Reformation Fellowship believes that the Bible is the very word of God, and we try to understand, believe, and live all that it teaches. Our worship, shaped by and filled with Scripture, is reverent, joyful, thoughtful, and intended for the glory of God. We worship on Sundays at 914 Cirby Way in Roseville, California, a facility just a few minutes from Interstate 80, 10 miles northeast of Sacramento. As a congregation blessed with a vital experience of community, we are eager to welcome visitors to our fellowship in Jesus’ name.

Our worship service begins at 10:00 AM. Reformation Fellowship is growing spiritually through worship, Sunday school, mid-week studies, fellowship, and prayer. We seek to preach and teach the gospel of Jesus to the greater Sacramento area. We actively support and pray for over 20 home mission churches in the United States and around 18 foreign missionaries serving in five continents. Our congregation is led by ordained elders who love and serve her members. We have meaningful and accountable relationship with more than 300 churches in a Reformed Presbyterian denomination, the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.

Worship is the opportunity for the church — the people of God, the body of Christ, and the fellowship of the Spirit — to meet with her God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We meet with God in terms of the covenant that God has established with us, whereby he promises to be our God and he summons us to be His people. Our worship is structured by this covenant relationship. God speaks to us in His Word (the call to worship, Scripture readings, the preaching of the Word, and the celebration of the Lord's Supper), and we respond with hymns of praise, prayer, and... Create an account or sign in to save your experience. Go here?

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