OUR CHURCH COVENANT
 

Having  been  led,  as we believe, by the Spirit of God, to
receive  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  as  our  Saviour  and on
profession of our faith in Him, 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, the angels and this
assembly,  most  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  give it a  sacred  preeminence over all institutions of
human origin; to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the
support  of  the  ministry, the expenses of the Church, the
relief of the poor,  and  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 acquaintances, 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
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  of  speech,  to  be slow to take
offense but always ready for reconciliation, and mindful of
the rule 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 out the spirit of this  Covenant and the
principles of God's Word.