covenant

Having received, through Divine Grace the Lord Jesus Christ and on profession of our faith, been buried with Him in baptism and united to His Church, a precious privilege and an imperative duty, we do now solemnly and joyfully covenant with each other and by the aid of the Holy Spirit engage:

That we will walk together in brotherly love, exercise a Christian care and watchfulness over each other, participate in each other’s joys and bear one another’s burdens.

That we will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, but we will seek and pray for the spirituality, harmony, and prosperity of this Church, sustain its worship, ordinance, discipline and doctrines, and give its claims a sacred preeminence over all organizations of human origin.

That we will cheerfully contribute of our means as God has prospered us for the support of a faithful evangelical ministry among us, for the relief of our brethren, and for the spread of the Gospel over the earth.

That we will maintain family and private devotions, religiously educate the children committed to our care, and endeavor in purity of heart, newness of life and goodwill toward all men to exemplify and commend our holy faith, to win souls to the Savior, and hold fast our profession till He shall come and receive us to Himself.

And may the God of Peace, who brought again from the dead the Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the Sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make us perfect in every good work to do His will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ to whom be glory forever, Amen.