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 our faith, having been baptized in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Hold Spirit, we do now solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another, as one body in Christ.

We covenant therefore, by aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love; to strive for the advancement of this church and to promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinance, 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 to all nations.

We also covenant to maintain family and personal devotions; to raise up our children in the nurture and discipline of the Lord; to seek the salvation of our families and acquaintances; to maintain moral purity; to be honest in our dealings, faithful in our character; to avoid all gossiping, backbiting, and excessive anger, and to be zealous in our efforts to advance the Kingdom of our Savior.

We further covenant 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 immediate reconciliation.

We moreover covenant 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.