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Having been led, as we believe by the Spirit of God to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior; and confessing of our faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we do now in the presence of God, Angels, and this assembly most solemnly and joyfully enter into this 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, ordinance, discipline,
and doctrine; 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 devotions; to religiously educate
our children; to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintance; 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 and use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage; and 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 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 offence but always ready for reconciliation and mindful of rules of our Savior to secure it without delay. We moreover engage, that whenever we move from this place, we will as soon as possible unite with another Church where we can carry out the spirit of this Covenant and the principles of God's Word. Copied from the Church Covenant of the Vanderhoof Baptist Church records December 16, 1893. The Church Covenant was reaffirmed by the membership: January 10, 2001 |