OUR PURPOSE AND MISSION

Our purpose is to glorify God through worship and service. We believe that this is to be done by the power of the risen Lord Jesus Christ, who is the only Redeemer of sinners. We believe that the Triune God reveals Himself in the Bible, which is His infallible Word. An excellent summary of what Scripture teaches may be found in our doctrinal standards: the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Larger Catechism and the Shorter Catechism, all of which summarize Reformed theology.

We are a worshipping church. Coming together to worship our Lord on the Lord's Day is the center of our life as God's people.

We are a learning church. It is important to be well taught in Biblical truth and its application to every area of life. The truth matters. That means that we are to be constantly transformed by it. The church is always reforming according to God's Word.

We are an evangelistic church. We take the Great Commission of our Lord very seriously. We support the spread of the gospel at home and throughout the world. We are fishers of people.

We are also a family-oriented church. We believe in the nurture of each member and family as part of the larger family of Jesus Christ. The community of believers is the vital context of our lives.

Pilgrim Presbyterian Church is a mission of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, under the oversight of the elders of Amoskeag Presbyterian Church in Manchester, NH. The Orthodox Presbyterian Church began in 1936 as a continuing witness to the relevance of historic Christianity for modern times.

We cordially invite you to join us in worshipping and serving the Lord Jesus Christ. We would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Why "Pilgrim" Presbyterian Church?

"Pilgrim" was chosen for our name because it reminds us that in this world we have "no continuing city." But we do have a very definite task as God's people. The cross of Jesus Christ is the motivation and the goal of our pilgrimage, cultivating a pilgrim attitude. "Pilgrimage" is the divine process by which we are transformed into sons of God, so that as a new humanity we may provide an embassy for the Kingdom of Heaven.

Scripture teaches us: "These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland. And truly if they had called to mind that country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return. But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them."