Who We Are, What We Believe

 Westminster Presbyterian Church is a member church of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA).

The PCA is one of the faster growing denominations in the United States, with over 1450 churches and missions throughout the USA and Canada.  There were over 306,000 communicant and non-communicant members as of December 2000. "Reformed" defines the doctrinal beliefs of the PCA, which holds that the purest expressions of scriptural doctrine are found in the Calvinistic creeds, particularly the Westminster Confession of Faith click link to see online version).  

The PCA's representative form of church government is rooted in its name -- presbyterian. Local churches are governed by elders (presbyters) elected by the church members. This form of government extends through the regional presbyteries, which facilitate connectionalism, to the national General Assembly, which expresses PCA's connectionalism and the bond of union between/among all the churches.

Most of the work of the denomination is coordinated in the PCA Office Building in Lawrenceville, GA.  That work is carried out by four program committees -- Mission to the World, Mission to North America, Christian Education and Publications, and Reformed University Fellowship. In addition, there is the Office of the Stated Clerk, which is responsible for the administration of the General Assembly; the PCA Foundation, which teaches more effective stewardship; and PCA Retirements & Benefits, Inc., which provides life, disability, retirement plan benefits and a relief fund for PCA pastors, lay church workers, and the staffs of PCA committees, agencies, and institutions.

For more information see the ByFaith magazine and the PCA website.