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 of

the Holy Spirit, we do now in the presence of God, and this assembly

host 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 secret devotions, to bring up

our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord; 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 of, and use of intoxicating

drinks as a beverage; to 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 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 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.