Church Covenant

Carlton Oaks Baptist Church

Having been brought by divine grace to repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. and having been baptized by immersion upon our profession of faith in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit, and in a desire to worship God together, we, the members of Carlton Oaks Baptist Church, do now solemnly and joyfully enter into this covenant with each other.

We will work together to sustain a faithful evangelical ministry in our church through our worship, discipline, and doctrines, continuing to observe the ordinances of believer’s baptism and the Lord’s Supper and contributing cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry of our church and the spread of the Gospel to all nations.

We will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, nor neglect to pray for our church, for ourselves and for others.

We will walk together in Christian love, as is appropriate for followers of Christ, exercise affectionate care and watchfulness over each other and faithfully admonish and encourage one another to follow the teachings of the Bible, which is the inspired Word of God.

We will rejoice at each other’s happiness and endeavor with tenderness and sympathy to bear each other’s burdens and sorrows, caring for the spiritual and material needs of others in our church as we are able.

We will work and pray for the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, avoiding divisiveness and eagerly striving for reconciliation.

We will endeavor to bring up our children, or any others who may be under our care, according to our faith in Christ and the truth of Scripture, and to continually seek the salvation of our family and friends.

Remembering that we are called to lead new and holy lives, we will seek to live as Christ’s representatives in the world by denying ungodliness and worldly desires, by being just in our dealings and reliable in all our responsibilities and by doing all things for the glory of God.

We will, when we move from this place, 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.

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all. Amen.