Trinity Presbyterian Church - PCA

04/12/2026

"What sets the Christian community apart is not absence of suffering but hope in suffering. We know that Life has defeated death as surely as light conquers darkness. Jesus Christ is the great Victor. For this reason Paul encouraged believers to press forward in humble and faithful service. “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:58). For this reason also Paul charged believers to comfort one another with the assurance that, though we grieve, we grieve in the hope that death will not have the final word—the resurrection will. As the first fruits of the new creation, Jesus has already gone before us to show us the way—to provide the way—to eternal life." - Gerald L. Sittser

02/27/2026

Youth Ministry That Takes the Long View

At Trinity, our youth ministry is shaped by a simple conviction: we are not aiming merely for short-term engagement, but for lifelong discipleship. We want to see our children and youth grow into men and women who love Christ, remain in His church, and walk faithfully with Him for decades to come.

1. Cultivating a Culture Where Faith Can Flourish
We seek to cultivate a church culture where faith can take root and grow. This includes meaningful peer friendships, genuine relationships with older believers, joyful worship, opportunities to serve, and steady exposure to God’s Word.
Our desire is that every young person at Trinity would be known personally, loved sincerely, and encouraged patiently as they grow in Christ.

2. Relying on God’s Covenant
We believe our children are members of the covenant community. We do not treat them as outsiders waiting to become Christians someday. Instead, we nurture them as those who belong to the Lord and to His church, trusting His covenant promises and relying on His grace to bring those promises to fruition in their lives.
Our confidence ultimately rests not in our programming, but in God’s faithfulness.

3. Prioritizing Parental Discipleship
Scripture and experience both teach us that the greatest earthly influence on a child’s lasting faith is their parents. For that reason, Trinity Youth does not seek to replace or compete with parents, but to support and encourage them.
We encourage a parenting approach marked by both clarity and warmth—clear expectations and loving affection held together. Children are far more likely to embrace the faith when they see it woven into everyday home life, reinforced through patient, loving guidance rather than reduced to mere rule-keeping.
We also encourage parents to make full use of the broader ministries of the church that equip them for discipleship and help integrate their children into the wider church family.

4. Worship as Formation
We believe lifelong discipleship requires incorporation—not separation—into the worship of the church. Children and youth are not spectators or future members; they are part of the worshiping assembly now.
In gathered worship, God meets His people through Word and sacrament. Over time, this ordinary, weekly rhythm shapes hearts, strengthens faith, and forms disciples of the Lord Jesus. For that reason, we aim to teach our youth not only about worship, but to help them grow in love for the Lord’s Day and for the gathered church.

5. Intergenerational and Integrated Ministry
We are convinced that faith is best nurtured within the full life of the church, not in isolation from it. While Trinity Youth provides space for peer relationships, we intentionally encourage strong intergenerational connections.
We long for our older, mature members to know our young people by name, to pray for them, to speak into their lives, and to model steady Christian faithfulness. Our aim is a church culture in which youth see themselves as full members of the body—known, loved, needed, and able to serve.

6. Relationships Over Programs
Programs such as Sunday School and Youth Group are helpful tools. But programs alone cannot produce lasting disciples. Spiritual maturity is most often shaped through consistent, meaningful relationships with faithful adults.
For that reason, we encourage our youth and young adults to participate fully in corporate worship, small groups, service opportunities, and mentoring relationships within the church. We want them to experience the Christian life not as a phase to grow out of, but as a lifelong calling lived within the family of God.

Completely reliant on God’s covenant faithfulness and His grace, this is how Trinity seeks to form the faithful and encourage a lifetime of discipleship within the household of God.

*This philosophy of ministry is developed from Cameron Shaffer’s excellent book, Keeping Kids Christian: Recovering a Biblical Vision for Lifelong Discipleship (Baker Books, 2026).

Trinity Youth is a place where youth can grow in their faith and have fun together. Our time is centered on Bible-based discussions led by adult leaders, where we open God’s Word and learn how it speaks to matters of our faith and life. We want our youth to see that following Jesus isn’t just ab...

02/19/2026

Here’s a glimpse of some of the material shaping us at Trinity:

How to Walk into Church – A concise, practical guide for thinking biblically about church, worship, and shared life.

Listen Up! – Helps us grow in the skill of listening well to sermons.

J-Curve – An interactive Bible study in Sunday School exploring how our lives are shaped by our union with Christ.

Keeping Kids Christian – A fresh look at returning to the old paths of raising lifelong disciples.

If you’d like to learn and worship with us, join us at:

Sunday School: 9:30 AM
Sunday Morning Worship: 10:45 AM
Sunday Evening Worship: 6:00 PM

02/07/2026

”Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” - John 15:13

Nominated for the Academy Award® for Best Animated Short Film.An orphaned bear cub finds a home with a fatherly evergreen tree, until his hunger for trash le...

11/17/2025

New sermon series beginning January 2026.

11/01/2025

You're invited to join us!

07/26/2025

This Wince+Sing piece explores how the early Church stood apart from the surrounding culture by inventing language to name the sexual abuse of children for what it really is: corruption, not love.

This history challenges us to recover the clarity, courage, and moral imagination of the early Church.

It may be a good time to draw attention to the ways–some perhaps surprising–that the horror of the sexual abuse of children relates to the Christian faith and life.

06/11/2025

"In this life, we can never say: “I’ve made it. No more forks in the road. No more places where I might stumble and fall flat. No more hard, daily choices to make. No more need for daily grace.” Life never operates on cruise control. The living God seems content to work in his church and in people groups on a scale of generations and centuries. The living God seems content to work in individuals on a scale of years and decades, throughout a whole lifetime. At every step, there’s some crucial watershed issue. What will you choose? Whom will you love and serve? There’s always something that the Vinedresser is pruning, some difficult lesson that the Father is teaching the children he loves. It’s no accident that ‘God is love’ and ‘love is patient’ fit together seamlessly. God takes his time with us." - David Powlison, Making All Things New: Restoring Joy to the Sexually Broken

06/09/2025

What a joyful evening of giving thanks to God for 50 years of his grace, steadfast faithfulness, and patient work among the saints at Trinity Presbyterian Church!

06/01/2025

You’re Invited!
Trinity PCA’s 50th Anniversary Celebration

Join us for a joyful evening as we give thanks for 50 years of God’s faithfulness to Trinity Presbyterian Church.

We’ll begin with a hymn sing, followed by a special message from Founding Pastor Dave Karlberg, and end the evening with a time of fellowship over wine, cheese, and other delicious treats.

We would love for you to come and celebrate with us as we look to our faithful God to continue his gracious work anong us.

Date: June 8
Time: 6 PM
Location: Trinity PCA

All are welcome—come ready to sing, remember, and rejoice!

02/21/2025

Trinity is excited to host an upcoming event in partnership with Greystone Theological Institute, and we’d love for you to join us! Over two weekends in March, Dr. Mark A. Garcia will explore what it means to live faithfully and fruitfully within the real world of Scripture.

Made For Glory: Living Faithfully and Fruitfully in the Real World of Scripture

What is the difference between believing the things God’s Word says and living the life God’s Word commends? In this series of lessons over two weekends in March, Dr. Mark A. Garcia (Greystone Theological Institute) will lead us through the basic features of the real world as Holy Scripture describes and teaches it: from who we are and how we learn and grow, to matters of time (how Scriptural time works, the relationship of work and rest, the importance of hospitality and the “pace” of life), of space (who the Church is as a kind of space, the presence of Jesus in the Church, the special importance of home and of strong relationships), and vocation (the meaning of man and woman, the dignity of good labor, the measure and arc of a good life).

Schedule:

Friday, March 7 | Chili Dinner (5:30 PM), Teaching (6:30-9:30)
Saturday, March 8 | Breakfast (8:15 AM), Teaching (9:00-12:00)

Friday, March 21 | Wine & Cheese (5:30 PM), Teaching (6:30-9:30)
Saturday, March 22 | Breakfast (8:15 AM), Teaching (9:00-12:00)

If you would like to join us, please RSVP by using the QR code on the flyer.