Church Covenant

Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, and on the profession of our faith, having been baptized in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit we do now in the presence of God, angels and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter in the covenant with one another, as one body in Christ.

We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love and to strive for the advancement of this church in knowledge, holiness and comfort. We will promote its prosperity and spirituality. We engage to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrines. We will also contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor and the spread of the Gospel through all nations.

We also engage to maintain family and private devotions, to religiously educate our children and seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances. We will walk circumspectly in the Word, will be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements and be exemplary in our deportment.

We will abstain from the sale and use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage, the abusive use of drugs and will be zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our Savior. We will seek to avoid tattling, backbiting and excessive anger.

We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love, to remember each other in prayer, to aid each other in sickness and distress and cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and courtesy of speech. We also will be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation and mindful of the commands of our Savior to secure it without delay.

We moreover engage that when we remove from this place we will, as soon as possible, unite with some other church, where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God's Word.