FAITH AND ORDER OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF GHANA

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana as part of the Universal Church believes in and worships one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It affirms its belief in the Gospel of the sovereign grace and love of God, wherein through Jesus Christ, His only Son, our lord, incarnate, crucified and Risen, He freely offers to all men and women, upon repentance and faith, the forgiveness of sin, renewal by the Holy Spirit and eternal life and commissions of them to labour in the fellowship of faith and to call all men and women throughout the world to enter into the Kingdom of God.
As part of the Reformed family of Churches, members feel called to a Spirit-filled life received through:
The Word of God as it is contained in the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments which are accepted as the inspired Word of God, the supreme rule of faith and containing all things necessary for salvation; The Sacraments which are a means of grace and our Christian fellowship, the source of strength and inspiration.
With grateful hearts the Church accepts the witness and faith of her fathers expressed in the words of the Apostles’ and Nicene Creeds. The life of the Church is conducted together according to the Constitution agreed and adopted by the Council Assembly but the Church affirms that it is ready as and when necessary, to make the necessary changes in the light of the directions of THE HOLY SPIRIT and the greater glory of our Living Lord.
The Church is held together as one body, but it rejoices that it has been endowed with various gifts to equip it for work in its service to the building up of the Body of Christ. It is the firm belief of the Church that our Lord Jesus, the King and the Head of the Church give His body of government quite distinct from that of the State. In matters affecting faith and spiritual life of the church is not subordinate to the State. The government of the Church, appointed by the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Divine King and Head of the Church, has the right and power subject to no civil authority to legislate and to adjudicate finally, in all matters of doctrine, worship, government and discipline in the church, including the right to determine all questions concerning membership and office in the Church, the Constitution and membership of its courts and the mode of election of its office-bearers.
The Church is committed to serve our Lord Jesus Christ who is the King and Head of the Church. The Presbyterian Church of Ghana is therefore a Theocracy embodying the spiritual principles of the Church government which has inspired many of the ideals of modern democracy. The Church respects the civil government and finds it its duty to serve and contribute to it in maintaining the public wealth.
The Church has under its umbrella Congregations, Districts and Presbyteries held together by unity of profession of faith. These sections of the Church come under the rules of the Church for the guidance of the communities. Accordingly, all the congregations of the Church use the same Liturgy, Hymn Book and Catechism.
The Church accepts the priesthood of all believers (1Peter 2:9-10) but it also believes that there are various ministries to which the Lord calls His servants. It holds that whiles some are called to the ministry of the Word and Sacraments; others are led to play their full part as lay members in the building up of the Body of Christ. The Church finds it its inescapable duty to keep on praying and working with others in the furtherance on the Kingdom of God on earth so that “the earth might be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea”.