Sacraments

We believe that the Lord Jesus instituted two sacraments for the Church: water baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Both of these are available to any believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, and are an important part of the life and ministry of the Church. Through these the individual believer is strengthened in the grace of God, being enabled to live in a manner pleasing to the Lord.

We believe and practice water baptism for believers by immersion in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. While we do not deny other methods, modes, and formulas, we believe that this is the method which best fulfills the purpose, description, and examples of baptism given in the Scriptures.

We believe that the Lord’s Supper is only for believers and that in this meal the believer is by faith spiritually united with Christ, eating and drinking at His table. We believe that Christ is truly present in a spiritual, but nonetheless real and dynamic manner as we partake of the elements of bread and juice.