Heritage
Protestant Reformed Church
We Believe
...the Bible is the Word of God inspired by the Holy Spirit and without error (II Timothy 3:16). Everything it teaches is to be believed, everything it commands is to be obeyed, and everything it promises is to be trusted. (Romans 3:4)
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...God is a Triune God, three persons in one being: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19)
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...God is sovereign over all things in heaven and in earth. He created the world and all it contains in six, 24 hour days (Exodus 20:11) and continues to uphold and govern it according to His plan. No creature or event is outside His eternal plan. The ultimate purpose of His creation is the revelation and glory of Himself.
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...God is sovereign in salvation (Hebrews 12:2) Because God is perfectly holy and righteous, He punishes every sin. We, who are born spiritually dead and unable to do any good, are saved only by God's grace (Ephesians 2:1-8) He has chosen a people from before the creation of the world to be saved by the work of His Son, Jesus Christ on the cross (Ephesians 1:4,5). He regenerates our sinful hearts through the work of the Holy Spirit (John 3:3-8) and gives us faith to believe that we are saved by Jesus Christ and not by our own good works (Ephesians 2:9) He also gives us grace to serve Him in our daily life.
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...God is a God of love and demonstrates it through the death of Christ on the cross (Romans 5:8) Jesus endured the eternal punishment His people deserved by dying on the cross. Jesus arose from the dead and now reigns in heaven (Romans 4:25)
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...Jesus is coming again to judge the living and those who have died (II Timothy 4:5) Those who believed on Him will live forever with Him in heaven and those who have not believed on Him will suffer God's just and eternal wrath in hell (Revelation 20:11-15)
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For a full statement of our doctrinal beliefs follow these links to our Reformed Confessions:
Belgic Confession
Heidelberg Catechism
Canons of Dort
Our Worship
Our Sunday Worship Services are at 9:30 AM and 4 PM at 3800 E 15th St, Sioux Falls.
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God commands everyone to worship Him (Psalm 96:9) because He is worthy of all praise (Psalm 95:6) Therefore, we gather together with fellow saints to render to Him the praise of our hearts and to be instructed in His Word. We worship out of love and thankfulness for all He does for us.
We worship as He has commanded in scriptures (Psalm 29:2) We believe Sunday is a day different than all the others that must be set apart for the service of God. We gather together twice in formal, public worship. These services are characterized by reverence and solemnity which reflects our consciousness of being in the presence of God.
Central in every worship service is the preaching of God's Word. Preaching is the chief means by which God gives grace to His people and calls them to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ (I Corinthians 1:18-21) Other biblical elements in our worship service are praying, singing and collections for the poor and the kingdom. In accord with the Scriptures, we also keep the sacraments by baptizing our children and celebrating the Lord's Supper.
Our children worship God with us because Scripture calls us to instruct our children in the fear of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4) Also, Jesus blesses the children of the parents who bring them to Him (Mark 10:13-16) The Holy Spirit uses the preaching of the Word to save us and our children and therefore our children must be present at the worship services.
Besides our regular worship services twice each Lord's Day, we have these special worship services throughout the year: Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Ascension Day, Pentecost, Prayer Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Old and New Year's Day.
Our Church Family
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
Beginning in the 1980s it was the prayer of our sister churches in the NW Iowa and MN area that mission work be done in Sioux Falls, SD. Bible studies were organized and held in the area for the next 20 years.
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ORGANIZATION
In 2006 the first meeting for organization of a church was held. The initial group included 5 families and 7 individuals who lived in the Sioux Falls area. We called Rev. Allen Brummel to be our first pastor and he was installed in May, 2010. For the next 2 years we worshiped downtown in the Holiday Inn.
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A NEW CHURCH HOME
In October of 2012 God opened the opportunity for us to purchase our own church building located at 3800 E. 15th Street. The dedication service was held on Friday, November 30 with an open house following the service. Our building has allowed us to grow and have more means for fellowship lunches and bible studies. We are thankful to God for His generous provision of a building.
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CONTINUED BLESSINGS
Our church has continued to grow spiritually and numerically. In 2018 Rev Brummel accepted a call to a neighboring congregation after 11 years of faithful service. We called Rev. Jonathan Langerak to be our new pastor and he was installed in August of 2018. In 2022 our third pastor, Rev. Ryan Barnhill took up his work as Rev. Langerak moved to another congregation. Our church has continued to be blessed with the births of many children and the joining of several new families.