The following are the core beliefs of Second Presbyterian Church based in God's inerrant, infallible word, the Bible.

God has made Himself known specially through His inerrant and infallible word, which is the only rule of faith and practice.  Therefore all we do should adhere to, be governed by, and be consistent with the truth of His Holy Scriptures.

There is one God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This Triune God alone is all-sufficient, independent, and worthy of praise.  He is the source of all being, having dominion over all things, and all things exist for His glory. Therefore, He is preeminent, not man. In view of this, our aim is to be God-centered in all we do so that we might walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, pleasing Him in every respect.

God revealed Himself through a covenant with man, who, in turn, violated His covenant, plunging all into sin and misery.  God then, according to His good pleasure and grace, revealed His covenant from all eternity to save a people through the person and work of Jesus Christ, our covenant Mediator.  Therefore, we proclaim the unsearchable riches of Jesus Christ the Savior of sinners, the sole sufficient ground on which any man can have peace with God.  We call all men to repent and believe in Jesus Christ as He is freely offered in the gospel.  We also set this gospel constantly before believers who are commanded to remember and be motivated to good works by the mighty acts of God's redeeming grace.

Worship is primary because God is ultimate and not man.  He has created us to glorify and enjoy Him forever. Therefore, we worship Him corporately, in our families, and individually as the only living and true God who reveals Himself in the Word and calls us to Himself in Jesus Christ.  Our worship, then, aims to be God-glorifying, Christ-exalting, Spirit-empowered, Word-based, and offered from the whole man.

Since our worship should be God-glorifying, Christ-exalting, Spirit-empowered, and word-based, there must be a diligent effort to accurately handle the whole counsel of God.  As God's word is expounded and applied, we aim to call sinners to God in Christ, and teach, rebuke, correct, and train believers in righteousness to thoroughly equip them unto every good work.  Our aim is to instruct the mind, raise the affections, and persuade the will so that the whole man may glorify and enjoy our great God.

In Christ, we have confidence to boldly approach the throne of grace; therefore, we devote ourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful, knowing that whatever we ask in Jesus' name, according to His will, He will do.  Believing then that He has ordained our prayers in the accomplishment of His plan, we undergird every aspect of our ministry with corporate, family, and private prayer, praying supremely for the spiritual growth of God's people and the salvation of the lost.

God, in His mercy, has set apart one day in seven, the first day of the week, in remembrance of Christ's resurrection, for His worship.  Therefore, we aim to set aside our worldly endeavors and cares to focus our hearts on worshipping Him corporately—morning and evening—individually, and as families, so that we would remember His works of creation and redemption and be strengthened in our souls.

Jesus Christ, the King and Head of the church, rules His church through His appointed elders. He commands them to shepherd the flock of God, whom He purchased with His own blood.  Each member of the body of Christ is a sinner and prone to wander. Therefore, each member needs encouragement, strengthening, and corrective discipline to grow to maturity in Christ. Therefore, the elders of Second Presbyterian Church are committed to warm-hearted, zealous shepherding publicly and privately, by teaching, modeling, and praying, to equip the saints for service to the building up of the body of Christ to ensure the peace and purity of the Church.

In Christ, believers have been delivered from sin's dominion to walk in newness of life, being conformed to the image of Christ. Therefore, we urge each man, by the transforming power of Christ to submit his whole life to Christ's reign. We aim to see all His people bearing fruit in every good work, increasing in the knowledge of God, strengthened with all power—according to His glorious might—for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience, and joyously giving thanks to God the Father.

God commanded that we be transformed by the renewing of our minds. Therefore, that we might please Christ in every way, we aim to instruct the whole man doctrinally in the Scriptures. We believe that the Westminster Confession of Faith and its catechisms accurately summarize the teaching of Scripture. As these standards are taught, we seek the conscionable submission of all to the government and discipline of the Church as we study its purity and peace, so that all might come to maturity in the faith, demonstrating in our practice that our senses are trained to discern good and evil.

Through our saving union in Christ, we, His church, are His body, and thus members of one another as the household of God. Therefore, in this local body of Christ, we recognize that we depend on mutual love, concern, encouragement, and continual prayer, which cultivates spiritual growth.

Christ, the Ruler of heaven and earth, has commissioned us to make disciples of all nations. As those redeemed by His blood, we understand that we are His witnesses, enabled by the power of His Spirit to undertake this task. Therefore, we as a church model intentional evangelism in our preaching and teaching by regularly calling on men and women to repent and believe the Gospel. We also strive to encourage and equip our members to share the good news of Jesus wherever they go.

Our fellowship consists of both serving one another and doing good to all men.  Our deacons lead us in this duty. We engage in local, national, and world missions.  We also strive to embody the compassion of Jesus by engaging in local mercy ministry. This provides an opportunity to communicate the gospel for the salvation of sinners.