The Northwest Alliance of Churches Covenant

We, the City/Region-wide church covenant this day to submit to the commandment of Our Lord Jesus Christ as reflected in John 13:34-35 that we will be known by our love one to another.  "A new command I give to you: Love one another.  As I have loved you, so you must love one another.  All men will know that you are my disciples if you love one another." (NIV)

We purpose in our hearts to fulfill the call to celebrate the oneness of all believers as expressed in Ephesians 4:1-6 by these actions:

We covenant:

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To gather together monthly (pastor and lay leaders) for times of prayer in order that God will be the "director" of all we do, that we may edify one another as well as to gain a sense of the Lord's direction for the ministry of the Alliance.

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To meet, either with the pastor and/or with a church representative on a quarterly basis (Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall) or more if necessary, for the express purpose of planning and promoting future opportunities for evangelism recognizing that our diverse giftedness is an asset in fulfilling the biblical mandate to make disciples regardless of our differences in doctrine, style and organization.  We will remain centered on Jesus Christ who will lead us to overcome these differences through serving, accepting, forgiving, supporting, loving and the building up of each other in His name.

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To confer with one another should members of church families within the Alliance seek to enter into the fellowship of another member church.  These matters will be handled with a spirit of reconciliation and a will to maintain the spiritual well being of such members as they make decisions that impact the lives of those in the effected congregations.

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To build the Kingdom of God by participating and encouraging our congregation to participate in all of our common activities of evangelism.

We, as charter representatives of the Body of Christ, (Advent Christian Church - Torrington, Bakerville Methodist Church - New Hartford, Calvary Baptist Church - Torrington, Covenant Church - Thomaston, Praise Christian Fellowship - Barkhamsted, Torrington Foursquare Church - Torrington, and Vision New England) sign this covenant in commitment to the articles above.

 

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