The mission of First Presbyterian Church is to LOVE GOD, LOVE NEIGHBOR, and MAKE DISCIPLES .
The vision for First Presbyterian Church is to REACH OUR COMMUNITY FOR CHRIST and DO MINISTRY THROUGHOUT SALT LAKE CITY.
The people of the First Presbyterian Church of Salt Lake City are working to faithfully follow and obey our Lord, Jesus Christ. We are proud to be part of a Presbyterian heritage in Utah which dates back over 125 years. The Presbyterian Church played a key role in the founding of our country and can be traced back to the Protestant Reformation in the 1550's. We hope this site is informative and thought-provoking. We welcome you into our fellowship and invite you to join us as we seek to serve God in this place.
Christians in all times and at all places have tried to summarize and articulate their beliefs. Presbyterians have adopted 11 such creeds, confessions and catechisms as Part I of our constitution -- The Book of Confessions. The Brief Statement of Faith,adopted in 1991, is the most recent. In these statements, the church declares who and what it is, what it believes, and what it resolves to do. They guide the church in studying and interpreting the Scriptures, summarize the essence of Christian thought and belief, and assist us in maintaining sound doctrine and in proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ -- that through his love, sacrifice, and grace, each of us is able to be freed from bondage to sin, reconciled to God, and empowered to enjoy, worship and serve our Lord. Our confessions bear witness to the One, Holy, Catholic Church of all believers. They reflect the faith of the Protestant Reformation and particularly of the Reformed tradition.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.)
A BRIEF STATEMENT OF FAITH
