| We are a church of Christ
patterned after the New Testament example of local churches. We believe
in the authoritative word of God and will provide you with a Bible
answer for everything we do in our doctrine and practice. We exalt
Jesus Christ and seek to glorify Him, not ourselves (Ephesians 3:21).
Therefore, our efforts are directed toward promoting commitment to
Christ, not to any man or institution (I Corinthians 2:5).
Our assemblies are simple. We sing without use of an instrument
(see Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16; we will be happy to show
you why we use no instrument, if you desire further study on this
issue). We pray (I Timothy 2:1), partake of the Lord's Supper each
first day of the week (I Corinthians 11:23-29; Acts 20:7) and teach
from God's word. All preaching comes from the Bible.
The financial support
of this congregation comes from the free-will offerings of its
members made on the first day of the week (I Corinthians
16:1-2; II Corinthians 8:1-5; 9:6-7). We do not solicit gifts from
those who are not members of this local church. Contributions are
used for the spiritual growth of this church and for the support
of a few men in other areas, who are preaching the gospel. We do
not use money collected here for social programs or the support
of any human institution. We believe the church itself can do all
the work God has given it to do. And we aim to do only the work
God has given it to do: teach the gospel, build up the members,
and help needy Christians. All other "good work" is the
responsibility of individual Christians (Titus 2:11-14; James 1:27;
Galatians 6:9-10).
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