We believe that we have been led by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our savior and, on the profession of faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, we do now in the presence of God, and this assembly, most solemnly, and joyfully enter into covenant with one another as one body in Christ.

We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit to walk together in Christian love; to strive for the advancement of this Church in knowledge, holiness, and comfort; to promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines; to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the Church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of the gospel through all nations.

We also engage to maintain family and secret devotions; to bring up our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord; to walk circumspectly in the world; to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportments; to avoid all behavior that does not represent ourselves in the true likeness of Christ; to be zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our savior.

We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember one another in prayer; to aid one another in sickness and distress; to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and Christian courtesy in speech; to be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation and mindful of the teachings of our savior to secure it without delay.

We moreover engage that, when we remove from this place, we will, as soon as possible, unite with some other church where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God’s Word.