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 the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, we do now in the presence of God, angels and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into 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; to strive for the advancement to the church, in knowledge of holiness and comfort; to promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrines; to contribute cheerful and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, and the relief to the poor, and the spreading of the Gospel through all nations.

We also engage to maintain family and secret devotion; to religiously educate our children, to seek the salvation of the world, to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportment; to avoid all tattling, back-biting, and excessive anger; to abstain from the use and sale of illegal drugs and intoxicating drinks as a beverage, and be zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our Savior.

We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and courtesy in speech; to be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation and mindful of the rules of our Savior, to secure it without delay.

We also engage that when we remove from this place, we will as soon as possible unite with another church of like faith and order.