The Presbyterian Church (USA), the denomination we are aligned with, has a full description of the official PC (USA) beliefs — on everything from angels to baptism to worship — on their website, here.

A few things we particularly like about PC (USA) are its emphasis on grace and serving others, as well as its support for ordaining women as ministers and openness toward full inclusion of LGBTQIA members.

In the Presbyterian Church we celebrate diversity and believe in the priesthood of all believers, which means we value equality of all people over hierarchy and feel strongly that God calls everyone to ministry, not just pastors or clergy. We believe that pastors don’t stand above the rest of the church, and in fact, we don’t hold anyone up on a pedestal — all leaders, clergy, and members of the congregation are of equal importance to God, so we treat everyone as such.

We practice open communion here at Community Presbyterian because as Presbyterians we believe God’s invitation to the table is for everyone. So it doesn’t matter to us if you’re a member of our church or even Presbyterian. It doesn’t matter where you’re from, what your religious background or your marital status is, how much faith you have, your age, race, abilities, socioeconomic status, your gender or sexual identity — there’s something holy about sharing a meal, and we invite you to eat and drink and share that holy space with us — no exceptions.