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Who are we?
We are an ordinary group of people from different
ethnic groups, walks of life and age groups, united by a common faith in
our Lord Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection.
We are an independent
Evangelical Church
A
Church - because we
are a group of Christians who gather together to praise and worship
God.
Evangelical - because we believe in the good news that men and
women may be brought into an eternal relationship with God through trusting
in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Independent
- because we
are free of denominational or any other outside control. We do not support the Ecumenical
Movement, but we enjoy links with other Bible based churches on the Island
and further afield.
We are a Reformed
Church.
We believe in the teaching of the Bible sometimes
called the "doctrines of grace" or Calvinism. These are summarized in the 1689 Baptist
Confession of Faith. :www.founders.org
We believe that our responsibility is to tell
everyone that forgiveness of sin and an eternal relationship with God comes
by faith in Jesus Christ alone, not by anything we are or can do.
We are not a "Charismatic" Church
because we believe that the Bible is complete. Therefore, there are no longer Prophets
& Apostles and the gifts God once used to speak to people, such as
prophecy and tongues, have ceased.
But we most certainly believe in the vital ministry of the Holy
Spirit and recognise it is by His working in us that spiritual progress
will come.
We are a Baptist
Church.
We believe that when someone has come to a
personal faith in Jesus Christ they should publically declare that by being
obedient to Jesus command and being baptized by total immersion to
symbolize their union with Christ.
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