Core Beliefs
The following are the core beliefs of Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church based on the foundational truths taught in the Bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines.
God
We believe in the one true and living God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit; who is holy love, eternal, unchangeable in being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.
Creation
God is the Creator of all that is known and unknown. All creation discloses God’s glory, power, wisdom, beauty, goodness, and love.
The Bible
God inspired persons of the covenant community to write the scriptures. In and through the scriptures God speaks about creation, sin, judgment, salvation, the church and the growth of believers. The scriptures are the infallible rule of faith and practice, the authoritative guide for Christian living.
Sacraments
Sacraments are signs and testimonies of God’s covenant of grace. Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are the sacraments of the New Testament. Jesus Christ ordained the sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s Supper for the church.
The Lord's Supper
The Lord’s Supper was instituted by Jesus Christ on the night of His betrayal. It is the means by which the church remembers and shows forth Christ’s passion and death on the cross. This sacrament is a means of spiritual nourishment and growth, an act of grateful obedience to Christ, and a commitment to the work and service of Christ’s church for all who celebrate it. All persons who are part of the covenant community, and are committed to the Christian life, are invited and encouraged to receive this sacrament.
Baptism
Baptism symbolizes the baptism of the Holy Spirit and is the external sign of the covenant which marks membership in the community of faith. In this sacrament the church witnesses to God’s initiative to claim persons in Christ, forgive their sins, grant them grace, shape and order their lives through the work of the Holy Spirit, and set them apart for service.
Learn More About our Denomination
What does it mean to "Be CP?" The Cumberland Presbyterian Church was organized in Dickson County, Tennessee, February 4, A.D. 1810. It was an outgrowth of the Great Revival of 1800; one of the most powerful revivals that this country has ever witnessed.
