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WHAT
Our Statement of Faith
We
believe the Bible to be the infallible, authoritative, inspired Word
of God, and the only standard for Christian living.
We
believe that there is only one God, the Holy Trinity, eternally
existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We
believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in
His sinless life, in His miracles, in His substitutionary and atoning
death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His
ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return
for His bride, the Church.
We
believe that all men are born in sin and that the only way of
salvation is by personal, believing faith in Christ Jesus, the Savior,
with the regeneration of the Holy Spirit through whom God makes us
eternally secure.
We
believe in the personal ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose
indwelling the Christian is able to live life abundantly.
We
believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved
unto the resurrection of eternal life, and the lost unto resurrection
of eternal death.
We
believe that the ordinances of the church are baptism by immersion,
and the Lord’s Supper.
We
believe in the spiritual body of all believers in our Lord Jesus
Christ and that the local congregation is composed of those united for
worship, instruction, fellowship, and evangelism.
Our History
Atwater Baptist Church was
founded in 1950 by a small group from Merced First Baptist Church. We
began as small groups meeting in homes. A Missionary Society,
Guild Girls, and Baptist Youth Fellowships were formed and the first
pastor was called in 1952. Church property was purchased in 1953 and
the current facilities were occupied in June of 1954. Our church is
affiliated with the American Baptist Churches of America.
Our vision
is to see the Lord adding to our number daily such as are being
saved (Acts 2:47)
Our mission
is encapsulated in the words of our owner, Jesus Christ: simply,
“GO! Make disciples!” (Matthew 28:19)
Our strategy
is to serve our community in every way we can (Matthew 25:31-46).
We believe
“all scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable
for doctrine, for reproof, for instruction in righteousness…” (2
Timothy 3:16)
Our goal
in life is to emulate the person, work, and teachings of Jesus
Christ (John 17:20-26).
We seek
the guidance of the Holy Spirit (John 16:13).
And, we conduct all of our ministry activities
under the principle of consensus (I Corinthians 12:12-26).
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the gospel of Christ, because it is the power of God for the salvation
of everyone who believes..." Romans 1:16 (New International Version)
