The Reformation Society of Western New York is a network of broadly Reformed churches in partnership with the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, a coalition of believers who hold to the historic creeds and confessions of the Reformed faith and proclaim biblical doctrine in order to foster a Reformed awakening in today’s Church.
Our Meetings
As a Reformation Society, the pastors and leaders of the churches in our network meet together monthly in order to contend for and build one another up in the faith once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 3; 20). These meetings include a time of prayer, worship, fellowship, reading and reflecting on Scripture. Additionally, at each meeting, one pastor is tasked with preaching a sermon or presenting a paper on a biblical or theological topic in order to foster biblical reflection and discussion.
Reformation means standing against the spirit of the age, so pastors and church leaders must join together to encourage, equip, and embolden one another in the work of the Reformation. Most importantly, a society brings the Word of God and prayer to bear on the leaders themselves, strengthening them for the work of a faithful shepherd.
Our Convictions
We believe that Gods infallible Word is the source and norm for all faith and practice in Christ’s Church. We hold that Word to be effective and sufficient for our needs in His service. As Reformation Society churches, we affirm the Cambridge Declaration of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Furthermore, we affirm the following Reformation principles as vital summaries of Biblical teaching:
- Scripture Alone. The inerrant Scripture is the sole source of written divine revelation, which alone can bind the conscience.
- Christ Alone. Our salvation is accomplished by the mediatorial work of the historical Christ alone.
- Grace Alone. In salvation we are rescued from God’s wrath by His grace alone. Salvation is of his unmerited love and not of man’s works.
- Faith Alone. The knowledge of Scripture alone and the believing of and commitment to such knowledge shows forth that Christ alone is the object of saving faith through which we are justified by his atonement for our sins.
- To God Alone Be the Glory. Because salvation is of God and has been accomplished by God, it is for God’s glory. Therefore, we must glorify Him always.