As a Free Presbyterian Church we subscribe to the Westminster Confession of Faith (1647) — FPCNA, the Westminster Larger Catechism (1648) — FPCNA and the Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647) — FPCNA.

The only exceptions we have to these documents are in the areas of Baptism and Eschatology. On baptism, the Free Presbyterian Church admitted that four centuries of debate and discussion since the Reformation had not brought us any nearer a resolution of the questions that divided Baptists from Paedobaptists. Therefore, to provide for a continuing discussion of their differences within the fellowship of the gospel, the Free Presbyterian Church adopted a position similar to that taken by the Calvinistic Methodists in 1874 whereby it embraced both paedobaptists and believers’-baptists in its communion. In other words, the Free Presbyterian Church did not see paedobaptism, as many Presbyterians do, as essential to the system of Covenant Theology set forth in the Westminster Confession of Faith. Repudiating the theory of baptismal regeneration, it allowed brethren to worship and serve together in mutual respect even though they differed on the mode of baptism and on the relation of believers’ children to baptism.

The same attitude has prevailed on the controversial issue of eschatology, the doctrine of last things. In the Free Presbyterian Church belief in the orthodox statements of what may be termed personal or individual eschatology (death, the state of the soul after death, a bodily resurrection, heaven, and hell) is unwavering and united. But on the issues as to whether the second coming of Christ will be pre-, post-, or a-millennial and whether, if it is premillennial, it will be pre-, mid-, or post-tribulational, there is liberty of opinion. This liberty does not extend to peculiar views of prophecy that weaken or contradict the exposition of the plan of salvation set forth in our confession and catechisms.

The following statements summarise the personality of our congregation.

• Reformed in Doctrine, as a congregation, we believe in the divine authority and verbal inspiration of the Bible and the great fundamental doctrines of grace it contains. In keeping with the position of the reformed confessions, our Church holds that the Scriptures alone are the supreme authority in matters of faith and practice.

• Protestant in Conviction, as a congregation, we gladly stand alongside the great Christian leaders of the Reformation in their militant witness against the antichristian system of the Papacy. The twin pillars of Protestantism, namely, a positive witness for Christ and a protest of all spiritual error, are cherished and defended.

• Separatist in Practice, as a congregation, we believe in the Biblical doctrine of separation in the area of ecclesiastical and personal fellowship. In accordance with this, our Church has no association with the modern Ecumenical or Charismatic movements, nor will it fellowship with any church which has departed from the fundamental doctrines of the Word of God.

• Presbyterian in Government, as a congregation, we are ruled by elders chosen from communicant membership. The Free Presbyterian Church stands for a born-again membership and seeks men genuinely born-again by the Spirit of God and dedicated to the extension of the Kingdom of Christ to be its ministers, elders, and deacons.

• Biblical in Worship, as a congregation, we believe that worship must be reverent, God-glorifying and Christ-exalting. Therefore, we repudiate the modern trends towards minimizing the preaching of the Word, and the incorporation of unbiblical worship music. We also believe that 1 Corinthians 11 requires men to uncover their heads and women to cover their heads during worship.

• Sanctified in Behaviour, as a congregation, we require our members to live godly lives in obedience to the Scriptures which call on God’s people to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world. Testimonies of holiness and righteousness are vital to the life and witness of Christ’s Church in a world increasingly plagued by the pleasure crazes of this generation, such as drinking, dancing, and gambling.

• Evangelistic in Outreach, as a congregation, we obey the great commission of Christ to “go ye into all the world and preach the gospel”. A vigorous programme of evangelistic preaching, missionary endeavour, media ministry and outreaches are actively pursued with the great objective of leading sinners to an experimental knowledge of Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord.

• Fervent in Prayer, as a congregation, we believe that Divine blessing comes through prayer and that it is vital for God's people to pray corporately together. Our congregation meets for public prayer every Sunday afternoon and Wednesday evening and at many other meetings.