Who We Are

The following are the core beliefs of South River Park Church:

We believe that when a person accepts Jesus Christ as Savior, God places that person in the church ("...the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved" Acts 2:47).  Salvation is what makes one a member. 

The Bible is the divinely inspired Word of God and is our final authority in all matters of faith and practice. (II Timothy 3:16; Psalm 119:89-91; II Peter 1:20-21) 

God the all-loving Creator of the heavens and the earth, eternally exists in the Holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:1,26; John 1:1-2; 4:24; Romans 1:19-20; 

Ephesians 4:5-6).  

Jesus is the eternal and second person of the Trinity. Though fully Divine, He became fully human. He was born of the virgin Mary and lived a sinless life. He was crucified for crimes He didn’t commit and, through His resurrection, made salvation available to all people. He will return again at the end of time. All who respond to the work and teachings of Jesus by a personal belief that issues forth in personal obedience to Jesus and His teachings will live forever with Him. (Matthew 1:18-25; John 1:1; 12:44-45; Romans 9:5; Hebrews 4:15; Ephesians 5:2; 

I Thessalonians 4:16-17)  

The Holy Spirit is the eternal and third person of the Trinity. The Holy Spirit continually draws men and women closer to God. Being marked by the Holy Spirit as children of God, believers are encouraged, transformed to be like Christ, convicted of sin and empowered to serve others. It is through the Holy Spirit that we are empowered to live godly lives that honor Christ. (John 14:16-17; 16:5-15; Romans 8:9-11; I Corinthians 12:1-31; Galatians 5:22-23) ​

Salvation, a free gift from God, is God’s desire for all of humanity to be in right relationship with Him. In turning from a self-centered life to God and accepting the work that Christ accomplished in His death and resurrection, one receives new and eternal life. (John 3:16-17; 14:6; Ephesians 2:8-10; I Timothy 2:4)  

Unity is essential to the body of believers, the Church. Though there are many expressions of the Church in our world, there is only one universal Church, made up of all who have received Jesus Christ as Lord. The Church exists to be the body of Christ in the world today. (Romans 12:4-5; Ephesians 2:19-22; 4:11-16)

The Church of God Reformation Movement began in 1881 and now has ministries in 89 nations.  There are approximately 7,800 local congregations around the world with over 887,000 believers. Our Church of God congregation in Fairhope, Alabama is just a small part of a much larger faith community.