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 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 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
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 of, and use of
intoxicating drinks as a beverage 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 one another n
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 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.
