Church Ordinances

We believe there are two church ordinances: Baptism and the Lord's Supper.  We believe that Baptism is an act of obedience whereby one is immersed, giving public testimony of his identification with the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.  We believe that the Lord's Supper is a memorial of the death of Christ and that it is open only to those who have been saved through faith in His atoning blood and who are walking in obedient fellowship with Him.  We believe that neither of these ordinances offer special grace or merit.  They are not sacraments; rather, simple acts of obedience.  (Matthew 3:16-17; 28:19-20; Acts 2:38-41; 8:36-38; 9:18; 10:45-48; 16:31-33; Mark 14; Luke 22; I Corinthians 11:23-30)