Freedom Baptist Church

                                        WE BELIEVE THAT THE BIBLE is the Word of
                                         God. We believe in the King James
                                         Version of the Bible. We believe that
                                         Jesus was born of a virgin, lived a sinless
                                         life, died on the cross as payment for our
                                         sins, and rose from the dead on the third
                                         day. We believe that the only way a
                                         person may go to Heaven when he dies is
                                         to first place his faith in the payment that
                                         Jesus Christ provided with His shed blood
on the cross. Freedom Baptist Church is just that, a Baptist church.
Once a person is saved by putting his faith in Jesus, we are commanded
to be baptized by immersion to show to others what took place when we
trusted Christ; we do this in obedience not to save us but to show that we
have been saved. We believe in participating in the Lord's Supper on a
regular basis to remember the payment Jesus made for us and express
our love to Him for that payment. The Lord's Supper is not kept to take us
to Heaven, but to thank Jesus for His sacrifice.

WE BELIEVE THAT THE BIBLE is what it claims to
be: The Word of God. We take instruction from
the Bible literally; we believe what it is actually
saying, not that it is an allegory or a fable. We
take instruction from the Bible in the areas of
life and faith, and go to it for the answers to life.
In a day when opinion polls and media agendas
steer our social conscience, we believe that we
should first seek God's opinion on any subject before forming our own.

WE BELIEVE THAT THE FAMILY unit should be strong and healthy. The first
institution God made on earth was the family. Programs in the church are
geared to help build strong families. Freedom Baptist Church provides
fellowship, friendship, and support services through our social activities.
We strive to be protective of our children.

WE BELIEVE THE CHURCH should be the moral conscience of a
community. Since God created civil governments, we work hard to
cooperate with and work together with our elected officials and civil
servants.

WE BELIEVE THAT THE ONLY REQUIREMENTS for church membership are
salvation and baptism by immersion. People who are saved and baptized
at Freedom Baptist Church are voted in as members unless they request
not to be. A person may join from another Baptist church by transfer.
Persons wishing to join from a church other than a Baptist church must
give testimony of their salvation and their immersed baptism, and thereby
join by Christian experience.

WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY
as outlined in the Bible to spread the
Gospel to our area, nation, and world. Mark
16:15, "And he said unto them, Go ye into all
the world, and preach the gospel to every
creature." Matthew 28:19-20, "Go ye
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even
unto the end of the world. Amen."

WE BELIEVE THAT CHRISTIANS should talk, behave, live, and dress like a
citizen of Heaven. The basis for these standards is found in the Bible. We
make no apology for our conservative beliefs in many areas including
music, social issues, dress, and behavior.

                                                    WE BELIEVE A CHURCH should not be
                                                     filled with spectators but participants. We
                                                     believe a church should be described as
                                                     a spiritual hospital where people come
                                                     for spiritual healing, not a spiritual
                                                    museum where the relics of
                                                    "pharisee-ism" are displayed. We have a
                                                    first-class way of doing things. We are
careful stewards of God's money. We give an accurate accounting once a
month of every check that is written: to whom, the amount, and the
purpose of the check. We strive to be honest and respectable.