PURPOSEThe avowed purpose of this Church shall be to worship God, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, and to celebrate the Sacraments; to realize Christian fellowship and unity within this Church and the Church Universal; to render loving service toward mankind; and to strive for righteousness, justice, and peace.
CHURCH COVENANTThe Covenant by which this Church exists as a distinct body and which every Member accepts is as follows:
Acknowledging Jesus Christ to be our Saviour and Lord, and accepting the Holy scriptures as our rule of faith and practice, and recognizing the privilege and duty of uniting ourselves for Christian fellowship, the enjoyment of Christian ordinances, the public worship of God, and the advancement of his kingdom in the world, we do now, in the sight of God and invoking his blessing, solemnly covenant and agree with each other to associate ourselves to be a Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, as warranted by the word of God We agree to maintain the institutions of the gospel, to submit ourselves to the orderly administration
of the affairs of the church, and to walk together in brotherly love. And this we do depending upon the aid of our heavenly Father, who so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son for our salvation, and of Jesus Christ, who hath redeemed us with his blood, and of the Holy Spirit our Comforter and Guide. | 
