Our Beliefs

The worship and work of Beal Heights Presbyterian Church (PCA) is governed by the Bible, God's holy, inspired, inerrant Word, and is the only infallible standard for what we believe and how we are to live.

As an synopsis of what we believe the Bible teaches, the Presbyterian Church in America and its elders and ministers receive and adopt the Westminster Standards (comprised of the Confession of Faith, along with the Larger and Shorter Catechisms).

Confession of Faith (offsite)

Larger Catechism (offsite)

Shorter Catechism (offsite)

A Synopsis of the Beliefs of the Presbyterian Church in America

1.The Bible is the inspired and inerrant Word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice.

2.There is one God, eternal and self-existing in three persons (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) who are to be equally loved, honored, and adored.

3.All mankind participated in Adam's fall from his original sinless state and is thus lost in sin and totally helpless.

4.The Sovereign God, for no other reason than His own unfathomable love and mercy, has chosen lost sinners from every nation to be redeemed by the quickening power of the Holy Spirit and through the atoning death and resurrection of His son, Jesus Christ.

5.Those sinners whom the Spirit quickens, come to believe in Christ as Savior by the Word of God, are born again, become sons of God, and will persevere to the end.

6.Justification is by faith and through it the undeserving sinner is clothed with the righteousness of Christ.

7.The goal of God's salvation in the life of the Christian is holiness, good works, and service for the glory of God.

8.At death the Christian's soul passes immediately into the presence of God and the unbeliever's soul is eternally separated from God unto condemnation.

9.Baptism is a sign of God's covenant and is properly administered to children of believers in their infancy as well as to those who come as adults to trust in Christ.

10.Jesus Christ will return to earth, visibly and bodily, at a time when He is not expected, to consummate history and the eternal plan of God.

11.The Gospel of God's salvation in Jesus Christ must be published to all the world as a witness before Jesus Christ returns.

Our Mission Statement

Believing that all Scripture is inspired by God and is therefore the Church's only infallible rule of faith and practice, BHPC seeks

1) to proclaim and apply the whole counsel of God to every area of human life; specifically, in expository preaching, teaching, doctrine, worship and discipleship; in fellowship, outreach, service, social action, and holiness of life; and

2) to affect all of Lawton / Ft. Sill by setting an example of consistent Christianity.

This statement is expressed in the following purposes:

Worship – To honor God through public, private, and family worship.

Proclamation / Education – To endeavor to preach and teach the whole counsel of God.

Evangelism – To present the Gospel of Jesus Christ and call all men to repentance.

Discipleship – To discover and nurture God's gifts to His people with the aim of presenting them wholly mature in Christ.

Demonstration – To manifest God's work of reconciliation both individually and corporately.

Reconstruction – To labor to bring all of creation and culture under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.