Purpose / History

Purpose

"Tates Creek Presbyterian Church is a community in need of grace, being changed by Jesus Christ. We are called to worship God, love others, proclaim the Gospel, and advance His Kingdom in Lexington and the world."

Tates Creek Presbyterian Church first met in 1984 for the purpose of providing every attendee the opportunity to glorify and enjoy the Triune God through meaningful and faithful involvement in:

	Worship - Praising God through personal, family and corporate worship.
	Edification - Encouraging personal Christian growth through the knowledge of God’s inerrant word.
	Evangelism - Spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ through personal witness as well as local, national and world missions.
	Fellowship - Establishing a community that expresses Christians’ love in meeting the needs of individuals, families, and other churches in harmony with God’s word.
	Service - Enabling Christians to minister to the needs of fellow believers and the community as they serve the Lord.
	Prayer - Humbly approaching the Lord, communing with Him corporately and personally, as He has commanded.

History

Tates Creek Presbyterian Church began in 1983 when the Presbyterian Church in America received funds to begin a new church in Lexington Kentucky. After serving 21 years as the minister of a PCA church he founded in Greenville South Carolina, Rev. Al Lutz accepted the call to come to Lexington to begin new work here. Our regular Sunday morning services began January 8, 1984 with 40 persons in attendance, some of whom are still among our members. With an average attendance of 80 in that first year, our Sunday worship attendance has grown to over 500. In 1986 land was purchased, and by the end of 1987 the church occupied the first phase of It’s present facility. In addition to this growth, we have started three other churches in central Kentucky: Trinity Presbyterian Church, Richmond in 1990; Grace Presbyterian Church, Danville in 1993; and Hope Presbyterian Church, Frankfort in 1994. In 1997 we completed a new classroom addition which more than doubled our space. The 2005 addition of the new sanctuary and Family Life Center will again more than double the space available for ministries.

Affiliation

Tates Creek Presbyterian Church is a member of the Presbyterian Church in America. Formed in 1973 with 240 congregations and 40,000 members, the PCA began from the need for a strong, Scriptural, evangelical, and Reformed witness for Christ. We stand today upon the ancient heritage of true-to-the-Bible theology and doctrine as expressed in the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Larger and Shorter Catechisms. At the start of 2003, the PCA was composed of 1400 churches, 2980 commissioners (ministers and ordained lay leaders), and 300,000 members.

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