WHAT WE BELIEVE
Our Church Covenant
Having been led, as we believe by the Spirit of God to receive the Lord Jesus as our Savior; and on professing our faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father, and the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; we do now in the presence of God and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into a covenant with one another, as one autonomous body in Christ;
That we engage therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love; to strive for the advancement of this Church and God’s will in our community and throughout the world;
That we promote this Church in prosperity, knowledge, spirituality, and holiness; to sustain its worship, that we will exercise a Christian care and watchfulness over each other, and faithfully warn, rebuke, and admonish one another as the case shall require, and in all things we will seek and guard the honor and the true function of the Church;
That we will walk together in brotherly love, being slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation; that we will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, nor omit the great duty of prayer, both for ourselves and for others; and for the enterprises of the Kingdom of God;
That we will share each others joys, and endeavors with tenderness and sympathy, to bear each others burdens and sorrows;
That we will earnestly endeavor to bring up such as are, or may be, under our care, in the nurture and admonition of the Lord;
That we seek divine aid to enable us to walk circumspectly and watchful in the world denying ungodliness and every worldly lust; and being just in our dealings; faithful in our commitments, and morally upright in our conduct;
That we will endeavor by example and effort to win souls to Christ, and through life, amidst evil report and good report, seek to live to the glory of Him who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light.
Our Articles of Faith
First. We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament were written by men divinely inspired and that they are the only infallible rule of faith and practice.
Second. That there is only one true and living God, revealed to us as the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit, the same in essence and equal in every divine perfection.
Third. That man was created holy, innocent, and happy, but by the disobedience of one man, sin entered into the world, and death by sin, so death passed upon all men for that all have sinned.
Fourth. That the only way of salvation is by grace through faith in the atonement and righteousness of Jesus Christ.
Fifth. That it is the duty of all men to repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.
Sixth. That nothing can separate true believers from the love of God, but that they will be kept by His power through faith unto salvation.
Seventh. That Christian baptism is administered only by the immersion of believers in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and that baptized believers only are entitled to partake of the Lord’s Supper.
Eighth. That there will be a general resurrection of the dead, and a general judgement when all mankind will be judged according to their deeds, that the wicked shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into life eternal.
Ninth. That the Christian ministry is a divinely appointed means for the spread of the Gospel throughout the world, and that it is the duty of all Christians according to ability to contribute to its support, with tithes and offerings of their time and resources.