The Loveland Protestant Reformed Church was organized in 1958 and is part of the denomination of the Protestant Reformed Churches in America. It is “Calvinistic”, holding to all five points of Calvinism (TULIP). It maintains the absolute rule of God over all the universe — including this earth and over the affairs of men and angels. The church holds to the truth that man, after his fall into sin, is incapable of doing any good whatsoever in God’s eyes except God draws him and changes him according to His eternal plan (Eph. 1:4, John 6:37, John 6:44).The church teaches that salvation is wholly the work of the Sovereign God — it is of God’s grace or favor that one is delivered from sin and assured of eternal life through the blood of Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Loveland church holds two worship services each Sunday. The purpose of these services is not for the entertainment of those attending, but to worship and praise God by way of song (we sing versifications of the Psalms), prayer, and the preached Word. It holds to an infallible and inspired Scripture — and the preaching must be based upon and be an exposition of that Word.
The congregation is very much “family oriented.” In a time when this is receiving renewed emphasis, we have been practicing this through our history — but on Scriptural principles. Because of the teachings of Scripture that God establishes His relationship between Himself and His church (Gen. 17:7),and because He continues this relationship in the line of generations, several important things follow. Parents attend church services as families — parents with all of their children. Parents also support their own Christian School where the children are taught according to Scriptural principles and Biblical morals. Though this requires great financial sacrifice, the results of faithful training are clearly evident.
All this is not to say that this congregation is perfect. It is not. There is, however, the constant prayer that Christ’s great work on the cross may increasingly bear fruit in the lives of the members.
Visitors are always welcomed — an attempt is made to make them feel “at home” in the worship services. Additional printed literature (free) as well as recordings of the Sunday sermons are available. If you are concerned about your personal salvation, be sure to read Knowing the True God.
Affiliation
We are affiliated with the Protestant Reformed Churches in America (PRCA). The Protestant Reformed Churches in America (PRCA) is a denomination located in the USA and Canada. The membership of its 33 churches is approximately 8,200 souls as of 2023. The PRCA maintains its own seminary located in Grandville, Michigan for the training of pastors.
The PRCA holds to the Presbyterian form of church government. It is divided into two regional classes which meet periodically through the year. Representatives from each classis meet for an annual synod in June.
What We Believe
“…that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”
Romans 10:8-9
The Bible is the Word of God inspired by the Holy Spirit and without error (II Timothy 3:16). Everything it teaches is to be believed, everything it commands is to be obeyed, and everything it promises is to be trusted (Romans 3:4).
God is a Triune God, three persons in one being: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19).
God is sovereign over all things in heaven and in earth. He created the world and all it contains in six, 24 hour days (Exodus 20:11) and continues to uphold and govern it according to His plan. No creature or event is outside His eternal plan. The ultimate purpose of His creation is the revelation and glory of Himself.
God is sovereign in salvation (Hebrews 12:2). Because God is perfectly holy and righteous, He punishes every sin. We, who are born spiritually dead and unable to do any good, are saved only by God’s grace (Ephesians 2:1-8). He has chosen a people from before the creation of the world to be saved by the work of His Son, Jesus Christ on the cross (Ephesians 1:4,5). He regenerates our sinful hearts through the work of the Holy Spirit (John 3:3-8) and gives us faith to believe that we are saved by Jesus Christ and not by our own good works (Ephesians 2:9). He also gives us grace to serve Him in our daily life.
God is a God of Love and demonstrates it through the death of Christ on the cross (Romans 5:8). Jesus endured the eternal punishment His people deserved by dying on the cross. Jesus arose from the dead and now reigns in heaven (Romans 4:25).
Jesus is coming again to judge the living and those who have died (II Timothy 4:5). Those who believed on Him will live forever with Him in heaven and those who have not believed on Him will suffer God’s just and eternal wrath in hell (Revelation 20:11-15).
We subscribe to the Three Forms of Unity: The Heidelberg Catechism, The Belgic Confession, and The Canons of Dordt.
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Our Worship
“O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.”
Psalm 95:6
God is such a great and glorious God that He is worthy of praise all the days of our lives. God commands everyone to honor and worship Him. Worshiping God is the most important duty of man.
God’s great holiness demands that we worship Him as He has commanded in the Bible. We seek to obey and serve God, not to earn His favor or the favor of men, but to show our love and thankfulness for His gift of Jesus Christ.
We believe that the church exists for the glory of God in the world. We must be members of a faithful church in order to worship and serve God together with His people. We are commanded by the Lord Himself to seek unity so that we can preach the gospel and stand for the truth of God. We need the preaching of the Word of God to instruct us in the truth of God and to strengthen our faith. We cannot neglect the preaching without serious spiritual consequences for ourselves and for our families.
God commands that Sunday is the Lord’s Day, set apart from other days. It is a day in which we can be particularly devoted to His service. On this day we and our children gather twice for formal, public worship. We bring our children because we believe they are God’s heritage and we are called by God to instruct them in the history and doctrines of the Bible.
Our worship services are characterized by reverence and respect for God and His Word. The focal point is the lively preaching of God’s Word, which He uses to instruct us in the truth of salvation and to call us to constant repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. In this way God strengthens us, encourages us, and helps us to know Him better.
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