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 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
abstain from all appearances of evil; 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 our the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God’s Word.