About UsContact Information:
Address: 130 Market Street New Bern, NC 28560 Phone: (252) 635-1506 Email: [email protected] Map & Directions |
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Leadership· Dan Fincham (Pastor)
· Ash Guirgues (Ruling Elder) · Jeremy Huntington (Ruling Elder) · Scott Cormier (Deacon) |
Committees· Christian Education Committee
· Evangelism Committee · Church Life Committee · Diaconal Committee |
Our History |
Our Denomination· What is the OPC ?
· History of the denomination · Presbytery of the Southeast (northern Georgia, southeastern Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, eastern Tennessee, southern Virginia, Bermuda) |
Our Purpose in Ministry
Our goal is to glorify God through biblical worship, preaching, teaching and evangelism. We desire to proclaim God’s word to as many people as possible, calling the unconverted to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, and teaching believers the Reformed Faith, which we believe to be the biblical faith.
We seek to carry out this purpose by:
Our Denomination
We are a member church of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, established in 1936. ‘Orthodox’ means “straight teaching,” indicating that our teaching comes straight from God’s word. ‘Presbyterian’ means that we are governed by elders of mature Christian faith. Our denomination has member churches throughout the United States, as well as in Canada. Our missionary outreach extends to the countries of China, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Haiti, Japan, Korea, Quebec, Uganda, Uruguay and Ukraine. You can learn more about the Orthodox Presbyterian Church at www.opc.org.
Our Doctrinal Standards
We hold to the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Westminster Shorter Catechism, and the Westminster Larger Catechism as a clear and consistent summary of what the Bible teaches. We understand these doctrinal standards to be subordinate to Scripture, always appealing to the Bible as our supreme rule and authority.
Our Motivation for Ministry
At Covenant we are motivated by a four-fold commitment to take seriously God, the Bible, prayer and people.
Our goal is to glorify God through biblical worship, preaching, teaching and evangelism. We desire to proclaim God’s word to as many people as possible, calling the unconverted to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, and teaching believers the Reformed Faith, which we believe to be the biblical faith.
We seek to carry out this purpose by:
- Leading our congregation in worship that is governed by Scripture.
- Instructing our members in the whole counsel of God so that they might be conformed to the image of Christ.
- Teaching and encouraging our members to evangelize the lost.
- Encouraging our members to utilize their spiritual gifts both in the ministry of the church and in their vocational calling.
- Showing mercy through our diaconal ministry.
Our Denomination
We are a member church of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, established in 1936. ‘Orthodox’ means “straight teaching,” indicating that our teaching comes straight from God’s word. ‘Presbyterian’ means that we are governed by elders of mature Christian faith. Our denomination has member churches throughout the United States, as well as in Canada. Our missionary outreach extends to the countries of China, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Haiti, Japan, Korea, Quebec, Uganda, Uruguay and Ukraine. You can learn more about the Orthodox Presbyterian Church at www.opc.org.
Our Doctrinal Standards
We hold to the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Westminster Shorter Catechism, and the Westminster Larger Catechism as a clear and consistent summary of what the Bible teaches. We understand these doctrinal standards to be subordinate to Scripture, always appealing to the Bible as our supreme rule and authority.
Our Motivation for Ministry
At Covenant we are motivated by a four-fold commitment to take seriously God, the Bible, prayer and people.
- God – Our desire to take God seriously is seen most clearly in our approach to worship. Since God promises to be uniquely present with his people in corporate worship, we seek to approach him both with reverence and joy, making him the focus of every part of worship, whether in the singing of psalms and hymns, our prayers and offerings, the observance of the sacraments, or the reading and preaching of the word. We believe that God’s people hear the voice of Jesus Christ today through preaching. For this reason preaching is central to our worship.
- The Bible – We believe that the Bible is the inerrant word of God. We accept the Bible as the final authority for all matters of faith and life. It teaches us all that we are to believe concerning God and all that God requires of us. The message of the Bible is central to our worship, preaching, counseling, annual theology conference, and Christian education classes for children and adults.
- Prayer – We believe that the effectiveness of our ministry is dependent upon congregational prayer. Our weekly prayer meeting is devoted primarily to prayer, during which we offer requests not only for the needs of our local congregation, but for the home and foreign missions of our denomination, and for the expansion of God’s kingdom among his people of all true churches of Jesus Christ in all nations.
- People – Taking people seriously involves shepherding the flock of God, which our pastor and elders seek to do through family visitation. It also involves facilitating fellowship among God’s people, which we seek to do through hospitality, monthly fellowship luncheons, men’s and women’s study groups, and several yearly social events. Additionally, it means that we see Covenant as an extended family, brothers and sisters in Christ, caring for, encouraging, comforting and holding one another mutually accountable.