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THE CHURCH COVENANT

 

Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior, and on profession of our faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father and the Son and 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.

Regarding the Church we covenant.

To strive together for the advancement of this church through personal involvement, Christian education, and Christian living.
To attend its worship and ordinances and sustain its 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 throughout all nations.

Regarding ourselves we covenant.

To walk together in Christian love and to watch over one another.
To aid each other in sickness and in distress.
To remember each other in prayer.
To speak the truth in love to one another.
To practice temperance in all things by striving diligently to refrain from any practices degrading to ourselves or which would result in harm to our fellow man.

Regarding our home we covenant.

To maintain, as far as possible, family and secret devotions.
To teach our children Christian attitudes and to create a Christian atmosphere in our homes.
To seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances.

Regarding the world we covenant.

To walk circumspectly in the world.
To be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, exemplary in our effort to advance the Kingdom of our Savior.
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 Savior, secure reconciliation without delay.

Moreover, we 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 the Word of God.