We exist to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. Our mission is to worship God in an acceptable way, which is instituted by Him in the Holy Scriptures. Therefore, our corporate worship contains only the elements God has given us in His Word, which are listed in our confession of faith as the, “reading the Scriptures, preaching and hearing the Word of God, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in our hearts to the Lord, as well as the administration of baptism and the Lord’s supper.”(2nd LBC 22:5)
We are committed to the inerrancy and sufficiency of the Scripture, the doctrines of sovereign free grace, historical, confessional Baptist beliefs, and Christ-centered and Christ exalting preaching. We have adopted the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith which is the historic statement of faith of Reformed Baptists. We desire to witness the Lord build a local church comprised of men and women from different backgrounds who desire the Word of Truth and are able to worship and serve the Lord Jesus Christ together. Our church exists as a testimony to the glorious grace of Christ in building His church for His glory.
A CONFESSIONAL REFORMED BAPTIST CHURCH
We are committed to preaching the whole counsel of God for the glory of God, the salvation of sinners, and the edification of the saints. We strive to regulate our worship according to God’s word and seek, by His grace, to put into practice the practical exhortations directed to believers and churches in the Scriptures.
"Reformed Baptist" is merely a term of convenience and not a denomination or even an organized group among Baptists. "Reformed" generally refers to a recognition of the sovereignty of God in all things including salvation, a view which is often associated with the great religious Reformation which began in the 16th century, and Reformers such as Martin Luther, John Knox, William Tyndale, John Calvin. Like most Reformed Baptists, we are "confessional," which means that our beliefs are summarized by a well-established statement of faith that goes back to the Reformation or shortly after - in our case, the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689. The Confession also helped lay the foundation for the establishment of most of the early Baptist churches in colonial America, mostly in the form of the Philadelphia Confession of 1742, so widely accepted that it was known in America as "the Baptist Confession". So, we find the "Reformed Baptist" position not only to be the best grounded in scriptural truth, but most representative of historic Baptists. In that regard we are in good company with John Bunyan, Charles H. Spurgeon, Andrew Fuller, A.W. Pink, and others whom God has greatly used. For further explanations, please see "What is a Reformed Baptist Church?"
As a Reformed Baptist Church, the information below provides a helpful summary of who we are and why we are here:
Christ: We hold to the centrality and preeminence of Jesus Christ in all things.
Confessional: We affirm the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith as an expression of doctrine taught in the Word of God. Our Confession of Faith is a confession of Christ: He is our theology, or Word of God.
Christ: We hold to the centrality and preeminence of Jesus Christ in all things.
Confessional: We affirm the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith as an expression of doctrine taught in the Word of God. Our Confession of Faith is a confession of Christ: He is our theology, or Word of God.
Reformed: We hold to the great doctrines of scripture that were taught in the protestant Reformation. An excellent summary of what this means is found in the 5 Solas: Scripture Alone, Faith Alone, Grace Alone, Christ Alone, for the Glory of God Alone.
Baptist: We hold traditional Baptist doctrines, including the belief that baptism is to be administered only upon a credible profession of faith.
Church: We believe the church as a loving, gracious, serving, and giving community is central to the faithful Christian life. (The Glory of a True Church)
Baptist: We hold traditional Baptist doctrines, including the belief that baptism is to be administered only upon a credible profession of faith.
Church: We believe the church as a loving, gracious, serving, and giving community is central to the faithful Christian life. (The Glory of a True Church)
Please see our Confession of Faith page for more information.
WHAT IS REFORMED THEOLOGY?
Here is a brief description:
A commitment to the five "solas" of the Reformation, that salvation from sin, death and Hell is:
Sola Fide (by faith alone)Sola Gratia (by grace alone)Solus Christus (through Christ alone)Sola Scriptura (by Scripture alone)Soli Deo Gloria (to God's glory alone)
Reformed Theology also professes:
The total depravity of mankind.God's unconditional election of sinners unto salvation.Christ’s gracious and definite atonement for His church.God’s effectual calling of His elect unto salvation.The perseverance of God’s elect unto their full and final salvation.
These points, along with the creeds noted above, help guide us into the knowledge of the true God and what He requires of His people.
HOW WE WORSHIP
We seek to preach the Word, read the Word, pray the Word, sing the Word, and believe the Word; all by His grace and enabling (John 4:23-26). During our services, we place an emphasis on Biblical expository preaching, prayer, scripture reading, and singing hymns and songs which proclaim sound bible doctrine. The services include a call to worship, congregational singing, Scripture reading, prayer, and preaching from the Word of God. The preaching ministry of SRBC is typically expository with occasional topical bible messages. We observe the Lord's Supper together on the last Sunday of every month during our 10:00 am Teaching Service.
OBSERVING THE LORD'S SUPPER
The Lord's Supper is for believers only. We invite all those who meet the following biblical requirements to partake and observe the Lord's Supper.
1. Those who have repented of their sins and trust in Jesus Christ alone for their salvation.
2. Those who have been baptized by immersion as a sign of union with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection.
3. Those who are living in a manner consistent with their profession of faith in Christ.
Those who are not certain that they meet these qualifications are welcome to remain, but asked to refrain from partaking of the Lord's Supper until they have had opportunity to seek clarification from one of our Elders.
"Reformation doesn't mean scrapping the role of the Bible and putting up your own ideas and theories. It means the exact opposite. It means returning to the Bible. Every reformation has been a return to the new testament. That is the only hope tonight, and in this present age." - Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jones