CHURCH COVENANT
Having given ourselves to God, by faith in Christ, and adopted the Word
of God as our rule of faith and practice, we now give ourselves to one another
by the will of God in this solemn covenant.
We promise, by His grace, to love and obey Him in all things, to avoid
all appearance of evil, to abstain from all sinful amusements and unholy
conformity to the world, from all sanction of the use and sale of intoxicating
beverages, and to "provide things honest in the sight of all men."
We agree faithfully to discharge our obligations in reference to the
study of the Scriptures, secret prayer, family devotions, and social worship;
and by self-denial, faith, and good works endeavor to "grow in grace and
the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."
We will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together for church
conferences, public worship, and the observance of the ordinances of the Gospel;
nor fail to pay according to our ability for the support of the church, of its
poor, and all its benevolent work.
We agree to accept Christian admonition and reproof with meekness, and to
watch over one another in love, endeavoring to "keep the unity of the
Spirit" in the bonds of peace, to be careful of one another's happiness and
reputation, and seek to strengthen the weak, encourage the afflicted, admonish
the erring, and as far as we are able, promote the success of the church and of
the Gospel.
We will everywhere hold Christian principles sacred and Christian
obligations and enterprises supreme; counting it our chief business in life to
extend the influence of Christ in society, constantly praying and toiling that
the kingdom of God may come, and His will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
To this end we agree to labor of the promotion of educational and
denominational enterprises, the support of missions, the success of Sunday
schools, and evangelistic efforts for the salvation of the world. And may the God of peace sanctify us wholly, and preserve us
blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.