Evangelical
We believe in the good news that God rescues people from sin by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. We celebrate that salvation is an act of God alone, not a joint effort between God and man. The final authority for the evangelical is the written word of God alone.
Reformed
We adhere to the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Westminster Shorter and Larger Catechisms. These detailed statements of faith share a high view of God, Christ, the Bible, the created world, the church and the sacraments, and a low view of humanity in its fallen condition; they are beneath the Bible’s authority, but beautifully summarise what the Bible says. We also hold to the Nicene Creed, the Athanasian Creed and the Chalcedonian Creed.
Presbyterian
This word refers to the specific way the church is governed. It comes from the Greek word – presbuteros – which means “elder”, and is a system to make sure our elders continue to hold the statements of faith. It makes them accountable to a wider group of elders from other churches, who have the power to remove them should their life or teaching fall short of what the Bible requires of them. The specific way a presbyterian church works is set out in its Book of Church Order (BCO).
Our Denomination
IPC Ealing is a member of The International Presbyterian Church. A Reformed Church with congregations in Europe and Asia. We hold to real, authentic, historic Christianity as the only way for human beings to know the one true God through Jesus Christ, by witness of the Holy Spirit.
