The gospel message changes us. Believers in Christ are changed by our faith and obedience to Him. Jesus Christ said, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it” (Mark 8:34-35). Following our Savior Jesus Christ entails a commitment to live as He has commanded us.

Our church covenant is equal parts promise, a summary of expectations, ethical statement, and biblical standard. In it we summarize how we promise to live together. It forms the ethics, or the moral principles, of our worldview and holds out a biblical standard by which we seek to live. Our acceptance of this multifaceted document follows the practice of believers throughout the centuries who have pledged to God and one another to live out the gospel in community.

Our covenant outlines how we strive to protect ourselves from individual and corporate sin. It also tells how we endeavor to spur one another on to live in light of a greater covenant, one initiated by love, sealed by sacrifice, and kept for eternity by our Savior, Jesus Christ.

HERE is the covenant our members take as a summary of the Bible’s commands for every Christian.