Our Original Church Covenant
Church Covenant
Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God, to
receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour, and on the
profession of our faith, 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, 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 advancement
of this Church, in knowledge, holiness and comfort; to
promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its
worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrines; 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 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 in speech; to be slow to take
offense, but always ready for reconciliation, and mindful
of the rules 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.
In 1946 Bro. Woodrow Medlock began meeting with a man
condemned to die. His account of those meetings was
recorded in a booklet that we have reproduced as a
PDF.