KHPC is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). Our church’s statement of faith is found in the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Westminster Shorter Catechism and the Westminster Larger Catechism. We believe that these Westminster Standards faithfully and accurately teach the system of doctrine found in God’s Word.
Scripture Alone– The Bible is the sole written divine revelation, our only infallible rule for faith and life, and alone can bind the conscience of believers absolutely (Matt. 4:4; 2 Tim. 3:16).
Faith Alone– Justification is by faith alone. By God’s free grace, the righteousness of Jesus Christ is imputed to us by faith and is the sole ground of our acceptance by God, by which our sins are pardoned (Rom. 5:1; Gal 2:16).
Christ Alone– Jesus Christ is the only mediator through Whose work we are redeemed (John 14:6; John 3:16).
Grace Alone– Our salvation rests solely on the work of God’s grace for us (Rom. 2:4; Eph. 2:8-10).
To God Alone be the Glory– Salvation is of God and has been accomplished by God, therefore to God alone belongs the glory (Isa. 42:8; Col. 3:17).
Our form of government is presbyterian in nature; or, in other words, our church is governed by elders. Presbyterian comes from the Greek word meaning, simply, “elder.” Paul emphasized a plurality of elders in the early church (Titus 1:5; Acts 20:17). An elder is a biblically qualified man who has been nominated, trained, examined, and ordained to oversee the affairs of the church. The Bible gives explicit qualifications for such men (1 Tim. 3:1-7).
A deacon is a biblically qualified man who has been nominated, trained, examined, and ordained to minister to the physical needs of the church. Deacon means, literally, “one who waits on tables.” The Apostles appointed the first deacons so that the Apostles could better attend to prayer and the ministry of the Word (Acts 6). The Bible gives explicit qualifications for deacons (1 Tim. 3:8-13).