Welcome to the Orthodox Presbyterian Church of Franklin Square

We are a Christian church

We believe that the Bible, comprising the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, is inspired by God, inerrant as originally given by the Holy Spirit through human authors, and is the only way we know the truth about God, about our sin, and about the way of deliverance from sin and death through Jesus Christ.

We believe in one God who is three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the second person of the Trinity, and that He became man and was born of the virgin Mary. He lived, died, rose from the dead, and ascended to heaven, where He is alive and at work, reigning as King to save His people from their sins. He is the way, the truth, and the life. He is our only hope in life and death.

We believe and hold to the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed as the two earliest confessions of the historic Christian faith.

We are a Protestant church

We hold to a Reformed understanding of Scripture, which came from the Protestant Reformation that separated from the Roman Catholic Church in the 1500s.

To be Reformed means we follow the Protestant understanding of Scripture, which alone teaches that we are saved by grace, through faith in Jesus Christ, to the glory of God alone. It is also to hold to a historic understanding of the Christian faith, as summarized in the creeds and confessions developed throughout history.

We believe there are only two sacraments: Baptism (of whole households in which at least one parent is a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ), and the Lord’s Supper (at which those who participate in faith genuinely feast on the Lord Jesus Christ through the presence of the Holy Spirit).

We are a Presbyterian church

Presbyterianism refers to the way the church is governed. The Church is those who profess faith in Christ, together with their children, and are members of local churches. These members are overseen by a group of elders who lead and rule as a Session. Among the elders, some are set apart as pastors, teachers, or evangelists; these we call ministers.

The local church joins with the churches of its region in a presbytery, and the presbytery takes part in the wider denomination at a General Assembly.

We believe the biblical doctrines taught and summarized in the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms, as adopted by the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.

We are an Orthodox Presbyterian church

The word orthodox means “straight teaching.” You can be sure that an Orthodox Presbyterian Church faithfully proclaims and teaches God’s word, the Bible.

Formed in 1936, the Orthodox Presbyterian Church is a denomination that has led the way in defending and proclaiming historic Christianity. You can learn more about its history at opc.org.

As a local congregation of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, we participate joyfully in its works of Christian Education, Home Missions, and Foreign Missions: our share of the Great Commission.