History & Identity

Who We Are

The people of Sovereign Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church have been worshiping the Lord Jesus Christ in the Inland Empire of Southern California since the late 1980s. We are part of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, which was founded in 1936 when the inspiration and authority of the Bible was denied by prominent Presbyterian leaders. 

If you are looking for a church which:

• Honors God as the Sovereign Lord of the universe

• Preaches Christ as the Son of God and the Savior of sinners

• Preaches the matchless grace of the cross of Christ

• Lives by the life-giving power of the Holy Spirit

• Insists upon the absolute authority of the Word of God

Then we invite you to join us in glorifying God through the worship, work, and witness of Sovereign Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church.

We trace our roots to the Protestant Reformation.

The Protestant Reformation of the Sixteenth and seventeenth century later produced the Westminster Confession of Faith. This Confession, together with the Westminster Assembly's Larger and Shorter Catechisms, summarizes the system of doctrine taught in the Bible. This statement of Bible teaching is sometimes called 'The Reformed Faith.'

We believe that the Bible alone gives us the truth about who God is, what He has done, and how we may please Him. The Bible teaches that God the Father gave up His Son, Jesus Christ, to death on the cross to pay the penalty for the sins of His people. 

We want to share with you the blessings that come from a personal relationship with God through the risen Lord Jesus Christ. We seek to do this through preaching the Word of God and personal example.

We are a Christian Church

We believe a person can have a right and true relationship with God only through the work and life of God's one and only unique Son, Jesus Christ. Please click here to read more about what this means in your life.

We are a Presbyterian Church

We are a Confessional Church

God-Centered Liturgy

Sovereign Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church is a Biblical, Reformed, and Covenantal Body of Believers that seeks to worship and glorify the Triune God by proclaiming, living and growing in the gospel of grace, and sharing this hope and love with our neighbors. Our liturgy is focused on what Christ has done for the salvation of sinners. You can expect to hear a call to worship through the reading of the Word of God, followed by songs of praise and thanksgiving, reading of the Law of God, prayer and confession, assurance of pardon, and the exposition of the Scriptures.

Classical Worship

We are not tied either to the past or to the present, but to the Word of God. We believe it is very important to worship God exactly in the manner He has commanded us to worship. We want everything in the worship service to be God-centered, and therefore done to please Him. Worship at Sovereign Grace Church is simple, dignified, and joyful!

Sovereign Grace Church is a place where both young and more mature Christians are challenged to grow in faith and devotion to Jesus Christ.

Who May Come to the Lord’s Table? 

Biblical Self-Examination

If you are visiting with us today, you may wonder whether or not you should receive the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. As we celebrate the Lord’s Supper, we are reminded that this is the Lord’s Table. Communion at this table indicates our union and communion with Jesus Christ, as well as our union with His Body, the Church. In that the Scriptures teach both a personal responsibility for self-examination (1 Cor.11:27-29) and a responsibility of the elders for the oversight of the church (1 Peter 5:2), we invite you to participate in the Lord’s Supper today if you are able to wholeheartedly affirm the following as true: 

1. I trust in Christ, and in Christ alone, for salvation. I have repented of my sin and have put my faith in Jesus Christ as my only Savior and I am depending upon Him alone and nothing in myself for a right standing before God. By eating the bread and drinking of the cup, I am acknowledging that I am a sinner, without hope, except in the sovereign grace of God, and that I am trusting in Jesus Christ alone for salvation. 

2. I am seeking to live a repentant, upright and godly life. I am not living in unrepentant sin and wilful disobedience to the commands of God in Scripture, but am striving by the help of the Holy Spirit to glorify God with my entire life. 

3. I have been baptised in the name of the Triune God, I have made a public profession of faith in Jesus Christ, and I am an acknowledged member in good standing in a church that professes the gospel of God’s free grace in Jesus Christ. I have not been excommunicated or asked by my church to refrain from taking communion.

Affirmation

I wholeheartedly affirm that each of the above statements is true of me.

If you are unable to affirm any of the above 3 statements, we kindly request you to refrain from participating in the Lord’s Supper.