Lord's Day
Worship & Preaching
A simple liturgy each Sunday morning: psalms and hymns, public prayer, and expository preaching from the Scriptures.
Our Vision
Planting The Church at Camillus, a future
congregation of the Vanguard Presbyterian denomination for
the families, students, and neighbors of Camillus.
There is no immediately local, Reformed congregation within Camillus and western Syracuse. We believe that should change, and we are looking for the others who feel the same. We are planting The Church at Camillus under the Vanguard Presbyterian denomination, committed to Reformed theology and historic worship. We plan to begin simply, as a Bible study, and grow from there into a mission church served by the Vanguard Presbyterian denomination within the Westminster Presbytery. Believers should make every effort to join a congregation close to their home that best serves the Word to them and their families.
Scripture x Confession
Rooted in the Word
The Scriptures are the inspired and sufficient Word of God. We will preach the Word faithfully, sometimes moving through whole books, and also as it relates to the challenges the church is presented with in the world. Sunday will send you home with exposition of the text, not opinions.
Shaped by the Confessions
The Westminster Confession gives us language older and steadier than our own. It is not a wall around the church but a doorway into what Christians have long believed together. Our future Elders will subscribe to the Westminster Confession of Faith.
How we gather
The rhythm of a week
Through the Week
Table & Fellowship
Shared meals, catechesis for children and adults, and small groups meeting in homes across Camillus and Fairmount.
A Day of Rest
Sunday is a refreshment for body and spirit.
We labor six days and rest on the seventh — not as one more task, but as a gift. On the Lord's Day we set down our work to receive instruction through preaching and teaching, to sing, to pray, and to be renewed together.
But the church is not a single hour we keep — it is a work that carries through the week. What we hear on Sunday is meant to shape how we live on Monday, and the next, in our homes, our tables, and our ordinary days.
Further Reading
Resources worth your time
If you want a sense of the tradition we stand in before we ever gather, these are places to start.
Vanguard Presbyterian Church
The denomination we are planting under — learn more about the wider Vanguard Presbyterian family.
The Westminster Confession of Faith
The historic Reformed confession that shapes how we read Scripture and order our convictions.
Ligonier Ministries
Teaching resources on Reformed theology, church history, and the Christian life.
Stay Connected
Follow along on Facebook
We'll be sharing updates, gathering plans, and the first steps of this Bible study on our Facebook page — come stay close to what's happening.
Follow Our PageIs there interest?
Tell us if you would gather with us
Nothing is settled yet — no building, no set date. What we need now is to know who is nearby and willing. Send a note and we will keep you in the conversation from the start.
Reach us
thechurchatcamillus@gmail.com
We are gathering interest around Camillus, Marcellus, Solvay, Geddes, Amboy, Warners, Lakeland,
Memphis, Martisco, Onondaga, Taunton, Split Rock, Westvale, Howlett Hill, Skaneatles, Elbridge,
Jordan and west of Syracuse, New York. There is no building or set meeting place yet.