ABOUT US

CHURCH COVENANT

 

Having been led, as we believe, by the spirit of God, to receive the
Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour, and on the profession of our faith,

having been baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost, we do now in the presence of God, strangers, and the

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 work 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 .continue
cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses
of the church, and the relief of the poor, and the spread 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 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 our efforts
to advance the kingdom of our Saviour.
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 rules of our Saviour 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 the covenant and the principles of Gods word.