aRC About Us

We believe Gods heart for His church is restoration. Our church is an interdenominational church that holds to the core teachings of historic Christianity that come from the infallible Word of God. We believe the core of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is his goal of restoring all things. More about our beliefs can be found at the bottom of this page or by following the "Resources" links on the right.

We have a special heart for individuals and families affected by disability. We believe that we are all broken and live in a broken world since Adam's fall. Because we all have areas of brokenness in our lives, we minister with and to people affected with physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual disabilities. A part of our own restoration is learning to accept other's flaws and granting real forgiveness. Restoration includes learning to trust, accept and serve both God and each other.Only Jesus Christ can bring such radical, life-changing love and forgiveness to our hearts. Let's be restored together.

We are a new church, just starting in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. Because we are a church where real people with real lives make real friends, people currently travel from Pittsburgh, Canonsburg, Somerset, Washington, Oakdale, Belle Vernon, Mt. Lebanaon, Baldwin/Whitehall, Cecil, Upper St. Clair, Peters Townships, and Dormont to be a part of our fellowship. Where ever you are, we invite you to join us.

All of us contribute our own uniqueness to the beauty and texture of Gods building which is becoming a Restoration church. We welcome you to be part of Gods story as we pray, work and worship together.

We are a work in process. We are just beginning. We currently meet in the Beinhauer Family Services Building, 2920 Washington Road (US Rt. 19), Peters Township, Pittsburgh (directions). God is gathering people to be living stones (1 Peter 2:5) in a Restoration Church!

What do we believe?
We believe what the Bible says in Ephesians 1:3-14:

We believe in: the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight.

We believe that: in love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will – to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the One He loves.

We also believe that: in Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. And He made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment – to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one Head, even Christ.

We believe that: in Him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of Him Who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of His will, in order that we, who … hope in Christ, might be for the praise of His glory.

If you too believe: you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in Him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, Who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession – to the praise of His glory.

Interdenominational Church

We are not affiliated with any denomination, and we welcome people from various church traditions. We have a high regard for our statement of faith, the Westminster Confession of Faith, believing that it faithfully, although not comprehensively, expresses the teaching of the Bible. Yet, it has authority only in so far as it reflects accurately what the Bible teaches. We believe that creeds written by councils of godly men may err; therefore, they are not the final authority in matters of conduct and faith because only the Bible is without error. So above all, we are a Bible believing body of Christians.

We agree with other branches of Christ's Church that believe the Bible on the central issues of the Gospel contained in the Apostles' Creed and The Nicaean Creed. Our beliefs flow out of the rediscovery of Biblical truth in the Protestant Reformation. Many statements of belief like the Heidelberg Catechism, the Belgian Confession, the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion of the Episcopal Church, the Baptist's Philadelphia Confession, the Cannons of Dort, and our Westminster Confession of Faith agree substantially in most areas of our Christian faith. These statements of faith may differ in the way to govern the church, the way to baptize, and the way to relate to Governments, but all agree about the way of salvation by faith in Jesus Christ alone and in the essential doctrines of Christianity.

We welcome people of varying beliefs and spiritual perspectives. We are convinced that classical christianity still has relevance in the 21st century and we enjoy considering our faith as it relates to the rigors of authentic human experience. Our communing members must demonstrate a creditable profession of their Christian faith and baptism.

We believe that the Bible teaches the pattern of church leadership giving only the most spiritually mature the decision making roles. All our ordained officers must demonstrate a mature Christian life, must meet the specific requirements of 1Timothy chapter 3 and Titus chapter 1, believe the full inspiration of the Bible and be in agreement with our statements of faith.

Resources:

Office: 2430 Old Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15241

Phone: (724) 941-3480 Fax: (724) 960-1159

Webmaster: webmaster@arestorationchurch.org
Information: info@arestorationchurch.org

Statement of Our Beliefs

Interdenominational Church

"Something to Think About" Listen to our Radio Program

"Wheels For The World" - Wheelchairs Restored, Pittsburgh, PA

Listen to a Sermon

Our Pastors

Racehorse or Cabbage? - Bible Study

Joni & Friends (our ministry partner)