Union Grove Baptist Church

Commitment as Stewards:

We commit ourselves to contribute cheerfully and regularly our lives and finances to the support of the ministry and expenses of the church for the maintenance of the program of the church and the spread of the gospel locally and through all nations.

Commitment in our Christian Homes:

We also commit ourselves to maintain family and personal devotion, to educate our children religiously and to seek the salvation of our families.

Commitment as we Live Before the World:

We also commit ourselves to walk circumspectly in and before 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 dear Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Commitment toward One Another:

We further commit ourselves 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.

Commitment When We Move:

We further commit that when we remove from this place, where we can no longer carry forth the requirements of this covenant, we shall seek another evangelical church which faithfully ministers the Word of God where we can carry out the principles of the Word of God.

Church Member Responsibilities:

         ( a ) to be faithful in the living of the Christian life

         ( b ) to attend regularly and habitually the services of the church

         ( c ) to share in the life and ministry of the church

         ( d ) failure to adhere to sections “a” through “c” will result in examination and possible termination by the elders and leadership team.

         ( e ) to give regularly and habitually to the support of the church.

Church Member Privilege: Church Discipline

If a church member falls into sin, it is the responsibility of the church to seek their restoration

Redemption rather than punishment will be the guideline of the elders and the church as the member is disciplined

If the member is uncooperative to the efforts of restoration, the elders will recommend the member for exclusion

If the excluded member desires to be restored to the fellowship, he or she will meet with the elders.  Grounds for restoration will be repentance and a willingness to apologize publically before the church