A "Church
Covenant" is
a promise or
agreement
that a
person
agrees to as
a member of
this church
body. It is
not a
statement of
doctrine,
although it
has at
its
foundation
our
Biblical
convictions
of belief
and conduct.
Below is our
church
covenant; it
is a common
text used by
many
churches of
like faith
and
practice:
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, angels,
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
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
drink 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
this
covenant and
the
principles
of God's
Word.
