We are Christians committed to faithfully teaching and living the will of God as taught in the Bible. We believe that without the knowledge of who God is and who we are, we cannot glorify Him and enjoy Him forever as we were originally created to do.
Although our church is part of a larger group of churches, the Orthodox Presbyterian denomination, we rely on scripture alone as our final authority. Historically, our church has its origins in a group of churches that, despite repeated attempts to “reform” the church of Rome from unbiblical practices, emerged almost 500 years ago. Our church, as well as other churches originating from this movement, a re commonly referred to as “reformed” churches. One of the distinctions of a reformed church is that we believe that the purpose of the Bible (from Genesis to Revelation) is to show how God restores His people through the life and sacrifice of Jesus Christ. This is also referred to as “covenant theology”.
When you attend our worship service or our weekly Bible study, you’ll probably end up meeting this man, Pastor Larry Oldaker. Pastor Larry is the regional home missionary for The Presbytery of Ohio of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and does the majority of teaching and preaching for us. He has been a regional home missionary since 2004 and works with other churches throughout western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. Prior to his current position, Pastor Larry was the organizing pastor for Covenant OPC, in Mansfield, OH for 9 years. Pastor Larry is married to Kalynn, his wife of 31 years, and is a father and friend of 4 grown sons.
Pastor Larry Oldaker can be reached by e-mail or phone at oldaker.1@opc.org (419) 564-2952.