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
Ghost, we do now in the present 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 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,
and the relief of the poor, and the spread of the Gospel through all nations.

We also engage to maintain family and secret devotion; 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 drink 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 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