ARTICLE II – DEFINITION

For purpose of clarification in principle and operation, our church shall adhere to the view that “a

church is a company of believers in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary and

His bodily resurrection, baptized by immersion on a credible confession of faith; having New

Testament officers of pastors and deacons; perpetuating the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s

Supper; self-governing in polity; voluntarily banding together for worship, teaching, fellowship,

work and the world-wide proclamation of the Gospel.” Its purpose is further expressed in the

Church Covenant and ARTICLE I. C. “PURPOSE.”