ðɪs tʃˈɜːtʃ meɪntˈeɪnz ðɪ ˈoʊldɚ stˈændɚdz, sˈʌtʃ bᵻlˈiːf ɪnðə fˈaɪv ᵻsˈɛnʃəl dˈɑːktɹɪnz lˈɪstᵻd əbˌʌv ænd ðɪ ɪnˈɛɹənsi ʌvðə bˈaɪbəl; ðiːz ɑːɹ ðə mˈɪnɪməm ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚmənts fɔːɹ mˈɛmbɚʃˌɪp ɪn ɐn ˌoʊpˌiːsˈiː kˌɑːŋɡɹɪɡˈeɪʃən ænd ˌɔːɹdᵻnˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ ɪts mˈɪnɪstɚz.
This church maintains the older standards, such belief in the five essential doctrines (listed above) and the inerrancy of the bible; these are the minimum requirements for membership in an OPC congregation and ordination for its ministers.