Fear not, for I am with you, I will gather you… everyone who is called by my name, who I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.  (Isaiah 43:5-7)

 After a summer of planning, we will begin informally gathering to worship on Sunday morning, September 14 at the old John Gould Building (322 Main Street) in Emmaus PA at 9:30am!!!  Childcare will be provided.  

(Come as you are - curious, contagious, questioning, quiet, tired, excited, broken - and expect a ‘family worship’ experience among broken-but-redeemed-sinners as we are figuring out the sacrifice of worship that we can uniquely offer up to God… these “preview services” will some day give way to prepared, public worship services - all in the Lord’s time.  But should you happen by - we would delight in your presence even as we delight in the God who is drawing us together!)

May God be glorified as we gather in his presence, celebrating his gospel, as his community!

Directions: take Lehigh Street into Emmaus.  After stoplight at 3rd Street, look for the newly remodeled storefront on your left, just prior to the Triangle.  Across the street from Buss Paint.

If you have questions or are curious as to the nature of West Valley Pres, please contact pastor Jim at 610.421.8066 or stop by the West Valley PCA office on Main Street in Emmaus (next to IOBST Travel - 326 Main St, Suite 1).

the Word.

we value the Old and New Testament Scriptures as the inspired Word of God –

 authoritative, relevant and central in our worship, expositional preaching, teaching, and thinking

2 Timothy 3:16, 4:2

the gospel.

we value the gospel as the power of God for the salvation of everyone

who believes and for the transformation of all things

Romans 1:16, 8:23

the kingdom.

we value the heaven-to-earth Kingdom of God

and by faith seek to extend its impact from our neighborhoods

to the nations – spiritually, relationally, societally, culturally

Luke 11:1-4

the church.

we value the church as a community of authenticity –

having been called, collected and commissioned by God to embody

a refreshing culture of dependence on Christ and each other

Acts 2:42-47

the west valley.

we value the diverse people of the West Valley,

seeking to provide un-churched individuals and families with repeated

opportunities to understand and respond to the gospel of Christ

Acts 17:22-34

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to be a church for the West Valley,

  in order that Jesus Christ is celebrated as

 the only hope

 for the brokenness in us and around us

to pursue our vision

as the church of God

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according to the Word of God

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in the enjoyment of God

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for the glory of God

more specifically:

a church for the West Valley – evangelism

• We will seek to understand the values and worldviews of the changing West Valley culture, such that we can contextualize the gospel with relevance and compassion.  Acts 17:22-33
• We will pour ourselves – and Christ’s love through us – into others by prioritizing personal relationships outside of the church, wherever we live, work and play. 1 Corinthians 9:22-23

Jesus Christ our hope – discipleship

• We will disciple God’s people (children and adults) with a redemptive-historical, covenantal, and reformed interpretation of Scripture, expecting glorious transformation as we increasingly interpret and live life from a creation-fall-redemption-glory worldview. Luke 24:44-45
• We will declare the supremacy of Jesus Christ and his gospel as the only hope for mankind to stand guiltless before God (justification) and progress in holiness (sanctification) for his glory. Titus 2:11-14

Jesus Christ celebrated – worship

• We will regularly gather for God-exalting worship that is nourishing to the believer and understandable to the unbeliever. Acts 20:7
• We will excellently and intentionally reiterate the gospel (God’s redemptive story) through the order of each worship service.  1 Peter 2:9-10

brokenness in us – community

• We will accept and address one another as we are in our weaknesses and sin, such that we might hold one another accountable in truth and love, and be mutually dependent upon the power of Christ for transformation.  2 Corinthians 12:9-10
• We will obediently broaden Christian fellowship, incarnating the gracious love of God to one another by sharing liberally with those among us in need.  Acts 4:32-35

brokenness around us – mercy

• We will extend Christ’s mercy to the broken and work for the good of our community by partnering with existing organizations and ministries, or innovatively filling the gaps. Isaiah 58:12
• We will strategically move into the sin-broken world around us by participating in a movement to plant like-minded churches in the Lehigh Valley and beyond.  Matthew 28:19-20; Titus 1:5

yes, west valley pca will be having a website…

we are aware that the links are broken and that the site is not functioning…  a few wordpress glitches.  We will be using wordpress (a blog turned church website) until our logo design and church web site are ready to go public.

stay tuned!