+ Christ

God’s ancient promises of salvation have come true in a person, Jesus Christ, the Messiah and Son of God, and we seek to live our lives in light of his life, death, and resurrection. Our Christian Faith is rooted in the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, summarized in the early creeds and reformed confessions of the church, and enriched by a breadth of historic Christian tradition.

+ Worship

Our lives are meant to flow in unceasing celebration of the God who has brought us into fellowship with himself in Jesus Christ. We gather formally on Sundays to celebrate God and renew our lives in his Gospel story through singing, prayer, the exposition of Scripture, and Communion. We also gather missionally throughout the week for times of service, fellowship, prayer, and deeper study of the Scriptures.

+ Relationship

Because the Christian life takes shape within the ordinary relationships inside the church community, we are committed to creating space for real relationships. Through genuine involvement in each others lives, we push each other to see how in Jesus, God is breaking down divisions between people of all ethnicities and social strata and weaving the story of his life throughout ours.

+ Place

God has situated our community in Philadelphia. Through a historic understanding of the Christian faith, we work with other individuals and organizations pursuing the well-being of this great city. We seek to live and worship in ways that affirm the callings of professional and academic life, encouraging the advancement of thought and learning.

+ Conversation

In our life together, we seek to enlarge and extend conversation rather than narrow it or end it. We welcome everyone who respects the Christian tradition and will engage their questions of faith whether they share our Christian commitments or not. We seek to promote conversation around faith and life that is characterized by mutual respect and motivated by a shared sense of need and wonder.