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Hi and thank you for visiting our website. We hope that you find it useful. At Scofield, our heart’s desire is to know God through the study of His special revelation to us - the Bible. We seek to worship Him, honor Him and to make His name known above all things! We believe that we are called to embrace the life of redemption and celebration that He has called us to through, and in, Jesus Christ. Please feel free to call or email.
Come, know, worship and celebrate Jesus Christ with us.
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We want you to feel welcome and know that our door is always open to you. Many people every Sunday find Scofield to be a warm, dynamic group of people committed to following Jesus. We seek to follow Jesus by connecting with God and others, growing in Biblical maturity, and impacting our world through service in ministry.
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Page 2 of 11 Historic Doctrinal Position of Congregationalism
As a denomination, the Congregational church subscribed to the covenant theology of the Heidelberg Catechism, a catechism that had been in use since 1563 by many denominations that had roots to the Protestant Reformation. It is basically an exposition of the Apostle's Creed, the Ten Commandments, and the Lord's Prayer. Not surprisingly, the original doctrinal statement of First Congregational Church was a simple one-page creed that was adapted almost verbatim from the Apostle's Creed with one statement from the Westminster Shorter Catechism.
We believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried; the third day He arose from the dead; He ascended in heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. We believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy church universal; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen!
We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the Word of God, and the only infallible rule offaith and practice.
Another historic feature of congregationalism was Calvinism. Congregationalists were similar to Presbyterians because they had the same Calvinism and basic Reformed theology of the Puritans. Except for baptism and church organization, there was little difference between Congregationalists and Presbyterians.
It is interesting to note that two of Scofield's most prominent four pastors — Lewis Sperry Chafer and Harlin Roper — were ordained Presbyterian ministers. Pastor Scofield was ordained in this church, but after he left the pastorate here he joined the Southern Presbyterian Church and transferred his ordination credentials to that denomination. This Presbyterian connection continues to the present day, for our current pastor, Matthew St. John, grew up in the Presbyterian Church of America denomination and graduated from a Presbyterian college before receiving his Masters of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary.
Scofield Memorial Church has the same basic doctrinal framework today as it had in 1877. The church still believes the doctrine passed down in the ancient creeds, and the church still has a Calvinist theology.
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