The RCEA seeks to be a Biblical church that worships, ministers and does all things in submission to Christ, in obedience to “Scripture alone”, and under the authority of God’s inspired, inerrant, and sufficient Word. We embrace the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms (1647; WCF) as our doctrinal standard and accurate summary of the Bible’s teachings. We also honor other Reformation confessions that teach the same doctrines. We adopt the Book of Church Order (BCO) with its Form of Government, Rules of Discipline, and Directory for Worship as our “by-laws and operational manual.”

The constitution of our church is therefore Scripture governing all things, the Westminster Standards and the BCO subject to and subordinate to Scripture (BCO Preface). The Bible cannot be amended, for it is God’s eternal Word; the Westminster Standards are seldom revised, because they are a faithful summary of Scripture; and the BCO is frequently modified because we constantly see better ways to execute and apply Biblical principles of government, discipline, and worship. Our teaching and ruling elders and deacons make vows of loyalty first to Scripture and then to the Westminster Standards and the BCO, as secondary and tertiary directives.

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