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Welcome to City Reformed

We are a community of believers seeking to follow Jesus in Pittsburgh. We do this through lives of worship, growth and humble service, to those inside and outside of our community.

As a community of believers no one thinks that he or she is perfect, yet we are committed to understanding how we can more and more reflect Jesus. Because of this, we do not think that you need to have a PhD in Christianity to be welcome among us. In fact, we seek to welcome anyone willing to explore Jesus with us.

We want to be a warm community for all kinds of people, including older singles, new people in town, single parents, and people who have never attended church before.

"City"

We always desire to be a warm family for all kinds of people who live in the city, including older singles, new people in town, single parents, young children, and people who have never attended church before. We will not assume that everyone fits a mold of traditional Christian upbringing. We are intentionally a church in Pittsburgh. We are based in Oakland and our church life is woven into the university community.

"Reformed"

The word "Reformed" in our name means that we belong to the group of churches that hold to the main teachings of the Reformation. These include a central role for the Bible, God-centered worship, and clear preaching of the Gospel.

"Presbyterian"

We believe in connectedness with other churches, and therefore we are a member of the national Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). We aren't reinventing the wheel or starting an elitist sect.

"Church"

We want to be a church where people can ask questions and get straight answers. We don't believe Christianity was meant to be mysterious and obscure or just vague niceness. We will take the time to make opportunities for questions at all occasions.

Beliefs

City Reformed as a part of the Presbyterian Church in America, is a creedal church, and we believes that doctrine matters. For an exhaustive view of our doctrinal beliefs visit the PCA's Confession of Faith page.

Here is a summary of what we as a church believe...