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Biographies for all of our staff members are accessible from the links
in the left hand column
Our staff is committed to upholding our Church Covenant as outlined
below:
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 the prosperity and spirituality; to sustain it’s
worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines; to contribute
cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry; the expenses
of the church, and 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 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.
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