CHURCH HISTORY
CHURCH COVENANT
Having been led, as we believe by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, and on the profession of our faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we do most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another as one body in Christ:
At Gonzalez Baptist Church, we engage, 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 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; to religiously educate our children, to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances.
To walk circumspectly in the world; to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportment; and 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; and 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 rules of our Savior to secure it without delay.
At Gonzalez Baptist Church, we engage, 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 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; to religiously educate our children, to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances.
To walk circumspectly in the world; to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportment; and 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; and 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 rules of our Savior to secure it without delay.
Mission & Purpose
Gonzalez Baptist Church, believing in the Bible as the inspired word of God, and as sole authority of faith and practice, and acknowledging its adherence to the teaching of Jesus Christ, declares its purposes:
- to glorify God.
- to proclaim earnestly the gospel message and urge its personal acceptance.
- to cooperate heartily by prayer, gifts and services, in the effort to establish the Kingdom of Heaven throughout the world.
- to maintain regular services.
- to promote systematic Bible study and training for Christian service, and to encourage in every way some form of Christian activity.
- to urge members to live daily according to the principles that are set forth in the sacred Scriptures.
- to provide Christian fellowship.