Our
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 the Holy
Spirit, we do now in the presence of God, angels and this assembly,
most 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 of this Church, in knowledge,
holiness, and comfort; to promote its prosperity and spirituality;
to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrines; to
give it a sacred pre-eminence overall institutions of human origin;
to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the
ministry, the expense of the Church, the relief of the poor, and the
spread of the Gospel through all nations.
We also engage to
maintain family and secret devotions; to religiously educate our
children; to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances; to
walk circumspectly in the world; to be just in our dealings,
faithful in our engagements and exemplary in our deportment; to
avoid all tattling, backbiting, and excessive anger; to abstain from
the sale and use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage and to be
zealous in out efforts to advance the kingdom of our Savior.
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; 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 rule 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.
