We affirm the Holy Bible as the truth, reliable, and inspired word of God and the basis
for our beliefs. This Church subscribes to the doctrinal statement of The Baptist Faith and
Message as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention June 14, 2000. We voluntarily band
ourselves together as a body of the baptized believers in Jesus Christ personally committed to
sharing the good news of salvation to lost mankind.
Marriage is a biblical institution established by God as described by Scripture. We
believe the biblical ideal for marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant
commitment. Accordingly, this church’s pastors and staff will not officiate in the same-sex
unions or same sex marriages or will its property or resources to be used for such purposes.
CHURCH COVENANT
This covenant represents a goal which the church body should strive to attain. Therefore,
having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our
Savior and Lord, 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 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 of this church in knowledge, holiness, and comfort; to promote its
prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines; to
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; 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, maligning, gossiping, and excessive anger; to be zealous in our
effort to advance the Kingdom of our Savior.
We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember one another
in prayer; to aid one another in sickness and distress; to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling
and Christian 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, moreover, engage that when we, as members, remove ourselves 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.