COVENANT

Having been led of the Spirit of God to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, and on the profession of faith, having been baptized by immersion in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, 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 scriptural knowledge and holiness; to promote its spirituality and prosperity; to sustain its worship by regular attendance at all its stated services; to uphold its ordinances and doctrines, and to submit to its discipline; to give is a sacred preeminence over all institutions of human origin; and to give tithes and offering cheerfully for the support of the ministry, the expenses of the Church, the relief of the poor, and the spreading of the Gospel through all nations. We engage to maintain family and private devotions; to raise our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord; to seek the salvation of our families and friends; to be just in our dealing, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportment; to avoid all gossiping, backbiting, and unrighteous anger; to abstain from all questionable practices, indulgences, and all appearances of evil; to be set for the defense of the Gospel; and to be zealous in our efforts to win the lost to Christ. 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 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 of like faith and practice, where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God’s Word.