What We Believe at Parkland Community Church

Our Beliefs at Parkland Community Church

We believe that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that God is love, but greater than any love we have ever felt. God is light, but brighter than any light that we’ve ever seen. God is wise, but infinitely wiser than that which we can comprehend.

In order to bring human beings into right relationship with God, God the Father sent God the Son. Jesus Christ is 100% God and 100% human. Jesus Christ lived a sinless life. As sinless man and as God himself, Jesus Christ took the place of man and forgave humanity of its sins by offering His life on the Cross. Christ died to save us all from sin, death and hell. On the third day, Christ was resurrected from the dead. Before ascending to heaven, Christ commanded his followers to make disciples by teaching Christ’s commandments and baptizing in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Christ sent the Holy Spirit to the Church to empower the Church to continue Christ’s ministry by spreading the Gospel to the ends of the earth. Just as Christ came to preach the Gospel, heal broken hearts, and set captives free, Christ’s Church exists to be an embodiment of Christ’s love and truth, in a world of need of its Savior, until He comes again.

Our Welcoming Covenant

Parkland Community Church is a community of faith-seeking people who affirm the worth and dignity of every person.

We acknowledge that throughout history the Christian church has often condemned and excluded people because of race, culture, age, gender identity, economic status, disability or sexual orientation.

While the church has made progress in being open and affirming to many groups, there continues to be condemnation of gay, lesbian, bisexual, non-binary and transgender persons from the community of faith, or, at least, a tolerance of such condemnation and exclusion

through silence.

We believe such actions are inconsistent with Christ’s teachings.

Parkland Community Church is a member of Presbyterian Church USA (PC USA). PC USA is an open and affirming denomination that supports and fully welcomes LGBTQIA+ people. PC USA’s policies, however, are permissive, not mandatory, so some congregations and regions may exclude LGBTQIA+ people.

We believe such exclusions are inconsistent with Christ’s teachings, and we stand aligned with PC USA’s open, affirming and supportive stance.

We declare ourselves to be an open and affirming congregation, welcoming into the life and ministry of the church persons of every race, culture, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability and economic status.

We are committed to inclusion, love, community and justice for all people.