WHO ARE WE?
AN EVANGELICAL CHURCH. We believe that the Bible is God’s Holy, Inerrant and
Inspired Word and that salvation from sin is by grace alone through Christ alone, who
must be received by faith alone.
A CHRIST-CENTERED CHURCH. We believe in Scripture alone as the foundation of
our congregation, Christ alone as the center of our worship and hope of our
salvation, faith alone in Christ by the grace of God alone, and all of our lives and
worship to the glory of God alone!
A PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. “Presbyterian” refers to our form of church government.
This congregation is ruled by elders who have been spiritually gifted by God,
examined by the present body of elders and chosen by the members of the church
(Eph. 4:11; 1 Tim. 3:5, 10; 5:22; Acts 6:1-6).
A CHURCH OF THE OPC. We are a member of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
“Orthodox” means we stand for the straight teaching of the Bible and that
congregations are to be connected and accountable to one another (Acts 15).
WHAT IS OUR MISSION?
GOD-CENTERED WORSHIP. The church is an assembly of people who have been
called by God to worship Him, (1 Peter 2:9). One of our primary goals at Ketoctin
Covenant is to corporately enter into God’s presence to give thanks, sing His praises,
hear from His word, confess our sins and make our requests known to Him.
EVANGELISM. The church is to proclaim the gospel to those who are spiritually dead
in their sins, (Matt. 28). It is our goal to reach out to all persons, regardless of race,
color, lifestyle, background or nationality, with the love and grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ so that “all nations whom He has made will come and worship Him, (Ps. 86:9).”
DISCIPLESHIP. It is not only our goal to corporately worship God and evangelize the
community but to minister fully to all of our members. It is our endeavor by God’s
grace that every person mature spiritually and be equipped for every good work so
that they might glorify God in whatever sphere of life they have been called to,
whether it be family, business, manual labor, education, or civil government, (Eph. 4:
11-16; 2 Tim. 3:16-17).
WHAT IS OUR PLAN?
BIBLICAL WORSHIP. We believe that we are to worship God only in the way He has
commanded us in Scripture. We desire to exalt the Name of Christ in our community
(Deut. 12:31-32; Mark 7:6-7).
BIBLICAL PREACHING AND TEACHING. The means by which God has chosen to
save and disciple His people is through the preaching of the Word, (Rom. 10:17; John
17:17). Therefore, we place a strong emphasis on biblical preaching and teaching.
BIBLICAL FELLOWSHIP. We, like the early church, believe that it is important to
fellowship formally as well as informally so as to spur one another on towards love
and good deeds (Acts 2:42; Heb. 10:24).
BIBLICAL PASTORAL CARE. Jesus has charged the elders to shepherd His people,
(1 Pet. 5:2). Therefore, the elders take an active role in the lives of the members
providing oversight and training through loving teaching, counseling, care and
discipline.
BIBLICAL LIVING. The goal of salvation is righteous living to the glory of God, (Titus 3:
5). We strive to be practical in our teaching and implement the truth we learn from the
Holy Spirit through the Scriptures in every area of life.
