FBCPC

Church Covenant

Having been led, as we believe by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus
Christ as our Savior and, on the profession of our faith, having been baptized
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we do now,
in the presence of God, and the 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 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 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,
back-biting, and excessive anger; to abstain from the sale of, and use of,
destructive drugs or intoxicating drinks as a beverage; to shun pornography; 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
one another in prayer; to aid one another in sickness and distress; to cultivate
Christian sympathy in feeling and Christian courtesy in speech; to be slow to
take offense, but always ready for reconciliation and mindful of the rules of
our Savior 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.