The Gospel

“Roland Run centers itself on the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”

Simply put, the Gospel is “Good News.” It is the message that God has come, in time and space, to reconcile a people to Himself and to “make right” all that has gone wrong in the world. The story of the Gospel unfolds into four chapters. In Creation, God made the world in utter perfection in harmony with Him. Mankind experienced the beauty of a vital and life-giving relationship with God, the Creator. But the Fall introduced disharmony and corruption. Man’s rebellion introduced brokenness. We now live in a fallen world and are born into enmity with our Creator. But in the Gospel we believe that Jesus came on a mission of Redemption. God’s Son took on flesh, lived a perfect life, died an unjust death, and was resurrected from the grave. His work of redemption is applied to each of us who embrace Jesus in faith. Through Jesus, we can be restored to a right relationship with our Creator. In the Gospel, He is not just our Creator, but also our Father. Jesus represented God’s mission to bring Restoration  to the brokenness of our world. His children become agents of that restoration that brings healing to our city and our world. Eventually, we believe God’s mission of restoration will be complete. Those in right relationship with Him will experience the bliss of living in the City of God for all eternity.

Roland Run Presbyterian was formed through the merging of Valley Presbyterian and City Church, uniting their shared passion for Christ and vision for a Gospel-centered community.  We are an ordinary church with a powerful message from an extraordinary God.

Our Core Mission is centered on the Gospel of Jesus Christ—God’s “Good News” of redemption and restoration.

From Creation to the Fall, from Redemption through Christ to the final Restoration of all things, the Gospel shapes who we are and what we do. Our aim is to glorify God and become agents of His healing in a broken world.

beliefs

Roland Run is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). The PCA’s theological foundations are rooted in the historic creeds of church (The Apostles’ Creed, The Nicene Creed) and the Westminster Confession of Faith.

Why Presbyterian?

Roland Run is the merging of a daughter church of Chapelgate Presbyterian Church and Valley Presbyterian Church who are both affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). The PCA was formed in 1973 as a denomination committed to the Gospel in the context of the Reformed Faith. These convictions uphold the authority of the Scriptures, the supremacy of Jesus Christ, and the doctrine of Justification by Faith Alone. The denomination is made up of thousands of churches that are theologically conservative and diverse in their expression.

By “Presbyterian” we mean that our church government is representative. Our church is led by Ruling Elders, men from among the congregation who serve as spiritual overseers or ministers of the Gospel in Word. Deacons also serve in the Presbyterian system. They care for the needs of the church and minister the Gospel primarily through Deed.