This has been our motto for many years. We find it an opportunity and a privilege to meet new people. If you are visiting or looking for a church home, please feel free to stop by. If you are interested in uniting with this part of God’s people, please call the Church office. We, the Session of Shepherd of the Valley Presbyterian Church of McCalla, Alabama, reaffirm our belief in the Holy Bible as the authoritative and divinely-inspired Word of God. In our decision-making, we pledge to be guided first by the Bible and then by the Books of Order and Confessions, as currently written and ratified by the congregations of the Presbyterian Church. Furthermore, the Session recommits itself and the congregation to continuing its focus on the mission and evangelism work of the Church.
Magnify God.
Make Disciples.
Meet Human Need.
To be a community of Christ followers who:
Worship in spirit and in truth (John 4. 23)
Teach the Word of God (2 Timothy 3. 16-17)
Nurture one another for growth (Romans 12.10)
Bond to support one another in joy and need (Philippians 1.7-8)
Disciple those who don’t know Christ (Matthew 28.19-20)
And serve in mission in the community (Matthew 25.31-46)
We firmly believe in and uphold the Essential Tenents and Confessional Standards as written by ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians.
The Book of Confessions Includes:
The Nicene Creed
The Apostle’s Creed
The Scots Confession
The Heidelberg Catechism
The Second Helvetic Confession
The Westminster Confession of Faith
The Westminster Larger Catechism
The Westminster Shorter Catechism
The Theological Declaration of Barmen
The Confession of 1967
A Brief History of Faith
This collection is theologically faithful, ecclesiastically appropriate, and organizationally suitable. The Book of Confessions contains the confessions that we have taken vows to receive. It also embodies the Reformed understanding of the way confessions function in the life of the church.
