ILAGAN BAPTIST CHURCH

ILAGAN BAPTIST CHURCH

OUR CHURCH COVENANT

Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God,

to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour and on

profession of our faith in Him, 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, the angels and this

assembly, most 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 give it a sacred preeminence over all institutions of

human origin; to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the

support of the ministry, the expenses of the Church, the

relief of the poor, and 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 of speech, to be slow to take

offense but always ready for reconciliation, and mindful of

the rule 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.