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Carmichael Baptist Church Covenant (Taken from J. N. Brown's Manual for Baptist Churches) Having been led,
as we believe, by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our
Saviour, 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 presence 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, to the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor, and the
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 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 in speech; to be slow to take offense, but
always ready for reconciliation, and mindful of the rules of or 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. (The above Church Covenant was entered into at the organizational services on December 7th, 1968)
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