First Presbyterian Church Sevierville

Because Jesus called us to let our light shine before men that they may see our good deeds and glorify our Father in heaven, our faith will be a public faith. We will aspire to love and serve all our neighbors in the places where we live, work, and play. We will host and encourage civil conversations that unite believers, seekers, and non-believers around shared interests, in hopes that the truth, beauty, love, and justice of God will be brought to bear on the most central and pressing issues of our time. (2 Timothy 3:16).

We share time, talent, and treasure for the glory of God and the good of our neighbors.

As a church rooted in Jesus Christ, we will aspire to give ourselves away. Our belief that every word of Scripture is right and good and true, will compel us toward lives of generosity and love. We aim to live not only for ourselves, but as partakers in a movement of God’s Kingdom. We hope to be part of something that adds such value to our city that if Christians disappeared, the whole city would weep. (2 Corinthians 8:7).

We support the family as God’s primary plan for nurture and discipleship.

We are a family united in Christ that aspires to be led by Scripture. Together, we will look to the Father’s perfect Word as given in the Old and New Testaments—and as interpreted by the historic ecumenical creeds and protestant reformed confessions—to form our spiritual life. We will look to Jesus, the Son of God and Savior of sinners, to forgive our sins, refresh our spirits, ignite our worship, and transform our character. We will prayerfully depend on the Holy Spirit, whose power raised Jesus from the dead, to also empower us to live resurrected lives, loving God with our whole selves and our neighbor as ourselves.