What is a Covenant Church?
Evangelical, but not exclusive
Biblical, but not doctrinal
Traditional, but not rigid
Congregational, but not independent
The Covenant Mission
…to love God with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind;
…to love our neighbor as ourselves, and
…to go into all the world and make disciples
An Apostolic Church- because we confess Christ and the faith of the apostles.
A Catholic Church- in that we are part of the universal Church.
Covenant Affirmations
An Apostolic Church- because we confess Christ and the faith of the apostles.
A Catholic Church- in that we are part of the universal Church.
A Reformation Church- in that we see ourselves as standing in the mainstream of the Protestant Reformation.
An Evangelical Church- biblical authority, necessity of new birth, focus on evangelism, the importance of Christian education, and the responsibility of the advancement of social justice.
The centrality of the word of God.
The necessity of the new birth.
The church as a fellowship of believers.
A conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit.
The reality of freedom in Christ