The Muncie Baptist 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 angels, 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;[i]

     To strive for the advancement of this Church in knowledge, holiness, and comfort;[ii]

     To promote its prosperity and spirituality;[iii]

     To sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines;[iv]

     To give it a sacred pre-eminence over all institutions of human origin;[v]

     To contribute joyfully 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.[vi]

We also engage to maintain Christian family homes and Godly lives by modeling a life of deep personal devotion;

     To recognize and uphold marriage as the Bible defines it as a union between one man and one woman;[vii]

     To abstain from any and all sexual relations outside of marriage;[viii]   

     To religiously educate our children;[ix]

     To seek the salvation of our family and community;  

     To be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our Christian character and conduct among ourselves and others;[x]

     To keep our bodies holy as a temple of God, to avoid overindulgence and excess.[xi]

     To be zealous in our efforts to advance the Kingdom of the Savior.[xii]

We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love;

     To remember each other in prayer;[xiii]

     To aid each other in sickness and distress:[xiv]

     To cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and courtesy in speech;[xv]

     To be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation.[xvi]

It is our belief being part of the Body of Christ, upon leaving this church, we will seek to join another church and continue to carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God’s Word.[xvii]