The necessity of faith in Christ: The Bible teaches, and we have experienced, that Jesus Christ lived, died, rose and lives today. By turning from our sins and coming to, trusting in, leaning upon Him, we can be reconciled to God and enter into a loving, eternal relationship with God. Jesus is God’s only and perfect provision for the forgiveness of our sins, for freedom from the domination of sin and for abundant, meaningful, eternal life.

The centrality, authority and inerrancy of the Bible: Because we believe that God has revealed Himself and His salvation through Jesus Christ in the Bible, we endeavor to saturate our lives and ministry with the Bible. The Bible is our sole and final authority in things pertaining to life and faith. We are committed to expository, systematic, worshipful proclamation of its truths and of the person and work of Jesus Christ at this church, in our lives and around the world.

East Parkway Bible Church is affiliated with the Wesleyan denomination, which is an evangelical, Protestant denomination. We were planted by Arcade Wesleyan church in 1982; Pastor Billy Steen has been our pastor since our inception. The Wesleyan denomination’s roots are in the Great Awakening, when, in the 1740s, a mighty movement of God swept England and America largely through the labors of John Wesley, Charles Wesley, and George Whitefield. John Wesley’s followers came to be known as Methodists due to Wesley’s emphasis on practical (“methodical”) personal holiness. As a result of the movement to abolish slavery, the Wesleyan Methodist Church of America was born in New York in 1843; in 1968, the name was changed to the Wesleyan Church.

Our denomination has almost 5,000 churches worldwide, with 1,100 in the U.S. and Canada (divided into 38 districts) and missions endeavors in more than 70 different countries. Like this church, the Wesleyan denomination is committed to Jesus Christ and the Great Commission.

Again, we welcome you and hope that we can be of help and blessing to you in the hour and days ahead. If you have any questions, needs or prayer requests, feel free to ask any of us.

Jesus said, “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:26.