Our Church Covenant

First Baptist Church of Birmingham, Michigan

in Downtown Birmingham, Michigan

Our Church Covenant

THE COVENANT
of the
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
of Birmingham, Michigan

Recognizing that God first loved us and gave us the gifts of

Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the Bible,
we covenant with God and with one another:

to uphold our Baptist liberties
to engage in the dedication of children, believer's baptism, and the Lord's Supper
to recognize our need for each other
to provide a nurturing environment through mutual love, care and respect
to welcome all persons to our church
to encourage spiritual growth through family and personal devotion, Bible study and prayer
to participate in worship, fellowship, stewardship and service
to share the gifts God has given us as a church and as individuals
to cooperate with American Baptists and to work for Christian unity and interfaith understanding
to be just in our dealings, demonstrate compassion, and respect God's creation
to teach and learn as a community, and
to share the Gospel as we practice Christian discipleship in a life-long journey.

As God has been faithful to us in the past, we trust God to help us become a people of vision for today and tomorrow.

Revised & adopted by the congregation in 1998.