CHURCH COVENANT

We at Mt. Pleasant strive to be doers of the Word, and not hearers only. For that reason, we make promises to one another as members. These promises are expressed in an important document that dates back to our church's early years. This covenant reads as follows:

Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus as Our Savior and on the profession of our faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father, Son and of the Holy Ghost, we do now, in the presence of God, angels, and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another, as one body of Christ.

We engage therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit,

     to walk together in Christian love;

     to strive for the advancement of this church, in knowledge holiness and comfort; to promote its prosperity and spirituality;

     to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrines;

     to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of the gospel through all nations.

We engage

     to maintain family and secret devotion;

     to religiously educate our children;

     to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances;

     to walk circumspectly in the world;

     to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportment

     to avoid all tattling, backbiting, and excessive anger;

     and to be zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our Savior.

We further engage

     to watch over one another in brotherly love;

     to remember each other in prayer,

     to aid each other in sickness and distress,

     to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling, and courtesy in speech;

     to be slow to take offense but always ready for reconciliation, and mindful of the rules of our Savior to secure it without delay.

We moreover engage that when we remove from this place, we will as soon as possible unite with some other church where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God’s Word.