Reposing our faith wholly in the Lord Jesus Christ for our salvation, believing in the teachings and practices of the Baptists and in those great distinctive principles for which they have ever stood, namely:
- The preeminence of Christ as our divine Lord and Savior.
- The supreme authority of the Bible (especially the New Testament) and its sufficiency as our only rule of faith and practice.
- The right of private interpretation and the competency of the individual soul in direct approach to God.
- The absolute separation of Church and State.
- The regenerate Church Membership.
- The symbolic ordinance of believer's baptism in obedience to the command of Christ.
- The complete independence of the local Church and its interdependence in associated fellowship with other Baptists churches.
- The solemn obligation of majority rule, guaranteeing equal rights to all and special privileges to none.
- The spiritual unity of all believers, for which the Master so earnestly prayed.
- A worldwide program of missionary fervor and evangelism in obedience to the final command of Jesus.
Purpose
The purpose of this Church shall be the advancement of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. It shall seek to attain this end through public worship of God, Christian education, preaching and teaching the Bible, consistent Christian living by its members, personal evangelism, and through missionary and benevolent endeavor.
Membership
The membership shall consist of persons who have publicly confessed Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, followed Him in baptism, and now promise to live a Christian life, and agree to fulfill the obligations of the Church Covenant.
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Government
This Church shall be governed by and with the consent of its members under By-laws to be adopted by the membership, except that members under fifteen (15) years of age shall be ineligible to vote. Its government shall be democratic, representative and independent.
Doctrine, Practices, and Ordinances
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The Church Covenant
Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior and on profession of our faith in Him having been buried with Him in baptism in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
And having also a true Christian determination to make the Christ not alone the Savior but also the Lord of our lives in all matters of Christian conduct and living,
We do now solemnly and joyfully enter into Covenant with one another as one body in Christ -- and we, therefore, engage by the aid of the Holy Spirit.
Brotherly Love
To walk together in Christian love, exercising over each other a Christian watch-care, participating in each other's joys, and revealing tender sympathy in times of distress and sorrow.
To remember each other in prayer.
To be truly Christian in speech, ever slow to take offense and always ready for reconciliation and, mindful of the teaching of our Savior, to seek it without delay.
Church Loyalty
To strive for the advancement of this church in knowledge, holiness, and evangelistic zeal, both at home and in the wide world.
To sustain its worship ordinances, discipline, and doctrines, and to give it sacred preeminence over all institutions of human origin.
Giving
To contribute cheerfully and regularly of our means, as God prospered us, for the maintenance of this church, realizing that financial support of the ministry and all costs of maintaining a church organization is a very vital expression of Christian loyalty.
To give to the relief of the poor, and to support by giving to the world work of the Church, ever mindful of the command of our Lord to "Go into all the world and preach the Gospel."
Home Life
To maintain family and personal devotions.
To educate our children in Christian doctrine and to seek to practice Christian fellowship in all home relations.
Social Life
To reveal a Christian attitude in all business and social relations, refraining from those habits and customs that are detrimental to the highest Christian interests of ourselves and all others.
To be interested in every philanthropic effort of the community to relieve distress and make living conditions better, always mindful that as Christians we are "salt" and "light" in a world of much sin and darkness.
Transfer of Membership
To transfer our membership when moving to another city and having a suitable Church.
And having also a true Christian determination to make the Christ not alone the Savior but also the Lord of our lives in all matters of Christian conduct and living,
We do now solemnly and joyfully enter into Covenant with one another as one body in Christ -- and we, therefore, engage by the aid of the Holy Spirit.
Brotherly Love
To walk together in Christian love, exercising over each other a Christian watch-care, participating in each other's joys, and revealing tender sympathy in times of distress and sorrow.
To remember each other in prayer.
To be truly Christian in speech, ever slow to take offense and always ready for reconciliation and, mindful of the teaching of our Savior, to seek it without delay.
Church Loyalty
To strive for the advancement of this church in knowledge, holiness, and evangelistic zeal, both at home and in the wide world.
To sustain its worship ordinances, discipline, and doctrines, and to give it sacred preeminence over all institutions of human origin.
Giving
To contribute cheerfully and regularly of our means, as God prospered us, for the maintenance of this church, realizing that financial support of the ministry and all costs of maintaining a church organization is a very vital expression of Christian loyalty.
To give to the relief of the poor, and to support by giving to the world work of the Church, ever mindful of the command of our Lord to "Go into all the world and preach the Gospel."
Home Life
To maintain family and personal devotions.
To educate our children in Christian doctrine and to seek to practice Christian fellowship in all home relations.
Social Life
To reveal a Christian attitude in all business and social relations, refraining from those habits and customs that are detrimental to the highest Christian interests of ourselves and all others.
To be interested in every philanthropic effort of the community to relieve distress and make living conditions better, always mindful that as Christians we are "salt" and "light" in a world of much sin and darkness.
Transfer of Membership
To transfer our membership when moving to another city and having a suitable Church.
The Benediction
"Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that Great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen."
(Hebrews 13:20)
(Hebrews 13:20)