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PREAMBLE

We declare and establish this constitution to preserve and secure the principles of our faith and to govern the body in an orderly manner.  This constitution will preserve the liberties of each individual church member and the freedom of action of this body in its relation to other churches.

ARTICLE I. NAME

This body shall be known as the First Baptist Church of Whitesburg, Whitesburg, Kentucky.

ARTICLE II (A). VISION STATEMENT

TO BE HIS LIGHT UNTO THE MOUNTAINS!

ARTICLE II (B). PURPOSE STATEMENT

TO DO ALL THAT WE DO FOR THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN A WAY THAT GLORIFIES GOD! Remembering that Jesus proclaimed that the greatest commandment is to “love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.   The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself.  There is no commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:29-31, NIV)

ARTICLE III. OBJECTIVES

  1. WORSHIP: To be a worshiping fellowship, experiencing an awareness of God, recognizing His person and responding in obedience to His Leadership.
  2. DISCIPLESHIP: To help people experience a growing relationship to God and a growing knowledge of God and man.
  3. FELLOWSHIP: To experience an increasingly meaningful fellowship with God and fellow believers.
  4. EVANGELISM: To be a dynamic spiritual organism empowered by the Holy Spirit to share Christ with as many people as possible in our church, community and throughout the world.
  5. SERVICE MINISTRY: To be a church whose members’ purpose is being Christ-like in our daily living by emphasizing total commitment of life, personality, and possessions to the lordship of Christ, to loving God and loving others as we love ourselves.
  6. MISSIONS: To be a church that ministers unselfishly to people in the community and the world as directed by God in Jesus’ name.
  7. ADMINISTRATION: To be a church that commits to organize and administer all activities and programs of the church in a way that reflects God’s attributes and brings Him glory.

CHURCH OFFICERS: Church approved individuals in charge of church treasuries, funds, finances and property in a way that reflects the church’s purpose and brings glory to God.

ARTICLE IV. STATEMENT OF BASIC BELIEFS

We affirm the Holy Bible as the inspired, inerrant word of God and the sole basis of our beliefs.  The church utilizes the doctrinal statement of The Baptist Faith and Message as a guide to our basic doctrinal beliefs.

We voluntarily band ourselves together as a body of baptized believers in Jesus Christ, personally committed to sharing the good news of salvation to lost mankind.

The scriptural ordinances of the church are Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

ARTICLE V. CHURCH COVENANT

Please refer to this page for our Church Covenant

Church Covenant

ARTICLE VI. POLITY AND RELATIONSHIPS

The government of First Baptist Church is vested in the body of believers who compose it. Individuals shall constitute the membership as set forth in the Guidelines.

All internal groups created and empowered by the church shall report to and be accountable only to the church, unless otherwise specified by church action.

This church is subject to the control of no other ecclesiastical body but recognizes and sustains the obligations of mutual consent and cooperation which are common among Baptist churches.  Insofar as is practical, this church will cooperate with and support the Three Forks Baptist Association, the Kentucky Baptist Convention, and the Southern Baptist Convention.

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