What we Believe

 

Baptist churches believe in:

 

• The lordship of Christ that sets us free to be our true selves;
• The authority of the bible, because in the bible we learn about Christ;
• Believer's baptism, because it expresses a truly personal faith;
• A free or believers’ church, because it is a genuine expression of Christian community and consists of people who have made a ‘covenant’ commitment to each other;
• The priesthood of all believers, because it affirms the place of all Christians in the worship and service of God;
• Church membership and Church Members’ Meetings, because in this way we can all take responsibility for the life of the church;
• Interdependence, because we need each other and each church needs other churches;
• Sharing the faith, because we are people of conviction and want others to become part of us;
• Religious freedom, because only free faith is true faith and all should have the freedom to come to their own convictions.

Together these beliefs create a distinctive identity for a Baptist church.