History
Liberty Reformed Presbyterian Church was established by Grace Presbytery of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church on April 6, 2025. It is church planting effort planned and supported by Providence Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, NC. There is a deep desire of both the local church and the presbytery to see a solid, faithful, Reformed church planted and established in Raeford, NC. Liberty began meeting for weekly worship on October 26, 2025. On April 17, 2026, Grace Presbytery granted official mission status to Liberty.
What We Believe
We are part of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, a denomination that is as old as the United States, having been formed in 1782. Our confessional standard (a summary of what we believe the Bible teaches) can be found in the Westminster Confession of Faith and Larger and Shorter Catechisms. For more information about the ARP Church, please visit www.arpchurch.org.
Our Mission
We seek to glorify God through worship as commanded in the Holy Scriptures, which are the basis of our faith and activity. We labor to make disciples of all nations, that all who are called might be free from sin, instructing all that Christ, our Lord, has commanded. We are committed to the peace, purity, and prosperity of the church, through love for our neighbor, stewardship of our gifts, and reassurance for those who are in Christ that they have been freed from Satan’s grip and eternal condemnation. We strive to be used by our Creator so that others might come to know the salvation and freedom we have found in Jesus Christ.
Our Pastor
Rev. Tim Phillips was called in early 2025 as the church planter for Liberty Reformed Presbyterian Church. Pastor Phillips was born and raised in Georgia. He is a graduate of Georgia Southern University (where he came to know the Lord), and he taught high school math in Hinesville, Georgia, for more than a decade. He left the teaching profession in 2001 to attend Erskine Theological Seminary. He was ordained to gospel ministry in 2004, and for more than 20 years he has served as the pastor of churches in Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
He is married to Anna, and they have three daughters: Grace, Elizabeth, and Ruth.
