Woodland Presbyterian is...

An Intergenerational Church...WPC was founded in 1888 with 12 charter members. Today our congregation of 200 includes people of all ages, with many of our members coming from a distance.  We love that our unique combination of seniors and young families allows us to reach out in mission across generations.

A Worship and Music-Centered Church...We are committed to excellence in both traditional and contemporary forms of worship. We have a wonderful Chancel Choir and Handbell Choirs and a traditional reformed worship service. We also have an upbeat contemporary praise band, which leads worship at the 11:00 a.m. service.

A Bible-Based Church...We believe that our knowledge of God and God's purpose for us comes directly from the Bible. In all of our preaching and teaching, we take the words that are written, help people better understand their meaning, and teach ways these lessons can be applied to everyday life.

A Hands-On Mission Church...We believe that God is giving in every way. God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son so that none should perish, but have eternal life. Therefore, as God was and is with us, we are called to be "sending and giving" people. We use our resources, financial, material and relational, to bring God's saving news of Jesus Christ to our neighbors and those around the world.

A Friendly, Accepting and Caring Church...We are committed to proclaiming Christ’s love and preparing one another to fulfill God’s calling. We also serve God by knowing and caring for our community and each other.

Woodland Presbyterian is governed at all levels by a combination of clergy and lay people, men and women alike. We invite you to meet our pastors, staff members, elders and deacons, all of whom work together to ensure we are serving the Lord in the best ways possible and growing together as Christians.

As Presbyterians, we believe that God, the Creator of the universe comes to us in the person of Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. We believe in the present and on-going work of the Holy Spirit in the life of each believer, in the world, and in His church and believe that God makes possible the forgiveness of our sins through the sacrificial death of His Son on the cross and seals it with His resurrection, the “first-fruits” of life everlasting for all who trust Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.

We believe in the church as the body of Christ, the universal company of His followers. We acknowledge the presence of the Holy Spirit in each person who trusts Christ as well as in the life of the church corporate for the carrying out of His commission to bring the whole gospel to the whole world. We frequently celebrate the presence of God among us in worship together around the Word and Sacraments.

We believe the Bible to be the inspired word of God, the only fully authoritative witness to God’s creative and sustaining power culminating in the life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We believe that the Scriptures offer us the most trustworthy guidance for life and for faith, following the example set by Jesus.

We believe that the church has spoken throughout history by way of creeds and confessions which express the beliefs of the church from their perspective in history. These statements are a credible, secondary authority for the church, under the light and direction of the Bible and do not rise to the authority of the Scriptures.

We look forward with all other Christians to the day that Christ will return, as He promised, to gather his church to live in worship of God forevermore.

As Presbyterians, we affirm the same essential beliefs affirmed by true Christian men and women the world over. At the same time we strongly encourage all the people of our congregation to wrestle with their understanding of the Christian faith through study, reflection and worship as members of the body of Christ.

Supporting Scripture references:
Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 28:18-20; II Timothy 3:16; Matthew 26:64; John 14:1-4