What We Believe

Faith United Church Covenant

     We have given ourselves to God. Now, we now give ourselves to each other, His church, and covenant with each other, as also with God.
     We will strive to resist temptation and avoid sin. We will forsake all unrighteousness, even the appearance of evil. We will abstain from all sinful pursuits and pleasures; we will eliminate all hurtful habits; we will avoid all evil associations.
     We will walk in Christ. We will pursue righteousness and holiness in the fear and love of God. We will seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, trusting that all needful and helpful things will be given to us; we will seek a deeper relationship with God; we will live a life of prayer; we will listen to the Holy Spirit within us; and we will be satisfied only when we have evidence that we are pleasing to God.
     We will support Faith United Church. We will attend and support the services of the church, the preaching, the social services, the conferences; we will tithe and contribute freely of our means; we will cooperate with our brothers and sisters in God’s work, for His glory, so that others might come to know Him.
     We will be Christ-like in our behavior. We will be tender and affectionate toward each other; we will be careful of each other’s reputation, thinking no evil, and avoiding gossip; we will return good for evil; we will be just and honest, truthful and honorable in all our dealings; we will do unto others as we would be done by; we will be meek, loving, kind and forgiving.
     We will do God’s work. We will do whatever work comes to hand, shunning no cross, shirking no duty; we will seek opportunities to do good, glorify God, and share the Gospel; we will study the Bible and seek to win our friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors, all whom we may influence, to become Christians; we will count it more than our food and our drink, more than anything else, to do the will of God and fulfill His Commission.
     If God should lead us to move away from this place we will, as soon as possible, unite with another church where we can continue to live by the Spirit of this Covenant and the principles of the Bible.

The following statements represent the doctrinal beliefs of Faith United Church. In stating them, we understand that there are lots of good churches who differ somewhat in their doctrine. We believe that our faith in Jesus Christ as God Incarnate and the only way to Salvation unites us with those who follow Him in that way, too. We are blessed to be part of the Body of Christ alongside any group who glorifies Him and we state our Doctrine here, not to separate from them, but to be clear about what we believe and teach.

1. GOD
We believe that there is only one God and that He has revealed Himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

2. THE BIBLE
We believe that the Holy Scriptures are the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments; the inspired and infallible Word of God and therein is found the only reliable guide of faith and conduct.

The Apostles' Creed

This statement is among the oldest in Christianity. We affirm our agreement with it along with our Christian brothers and sisters from various churches and denominations throughout the world.

We believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended to the dead.

On the third day he rose again; He ascended into heaven, He is seated at the right hand of the Father, and He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the church of Jesus Christ, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.

3. MAN
We believe that God created man in His own image to bring Him honor through obedience, and that when man disobeyed, he became a fallen and sinful creature, unable to save himself. We believe that infants are in the covenant of God's grace and that all persons become accountable to God when they reach a state of moral responsibility.

4. SALVATION
We believe that Salvation has been provided for all mankind through the life, death, resurrection, ascension, and intercession of Jesus Christ, and that this Salvation can be received only through repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

5. ASSURANCE AND ENDURANCE
We believe that those who abide in Christ have the assurance of salvation. However, we believe that the Christian retains his freedom of choice; therefore, it is possible for him to turn away from God and be finally lost.

6. CHRISTIAN DUTIES
We believe that Christians should live faithfully by serving in and through a local church, studying the Bible, praying, tithing, sharing their faith with others, living according to the teachings of Christ, and showing loving kindness to everyone.

7. THE CHURCH
We believe that the Body of Christ is the fellowship of all Christians, and that its members have been called out from the world to live under the authority and teachings of Christ. We believe that a local church is a fellowship of Christians, a part of the Body of Christ, united together locally for worship, nurture, and service.

8. ORDINANCES
We believe that Baptism and Communion are ordinances instituted by Christ to be observed by Christians only. We also believe that the Biblical mode of Baptism is immersion and that participation in the Communion should be open to all Christians.

9. THE LORD'S DAY
We believe in the sanctity of the Lord's Day, the first day of the week, and that this day ought to be observed by worshiping God, witnessing for Christ, fellowshipping with other Christians, and ministering to the needs of humanity. We believe that other activities on Sunday should be limited to cases of necessity or mercy.

10. LAST THINGS
We believe in the personal return of Jesus Christ, and in the bodily resurrection of the dead. We believe that God will judge all mankind by Jesus Christ; that He will reward the righteous with eternal life in heaven, and that He will banish the unrighteous to everlasting punishment in hell.