Bethany Baptist Church

The fundamental purpose of the local church is to glorify God by proclaiming and obeying His Word. This unwavering commitment to God’s Word is the most basic and vital obligation of the local church. The proclamation of Scripture includes both the preaching of the Gospel and the teaching and equipping of the saints with the goal of helping each other attain the unity of the faith and the knowledge and maturity that results in Christlikeness. Proceeding out of this foundational commitment to the Word is our love for God. It is only through His Word that the church can rightly know and love Him, and thereby obey the commands and patterns of Scripture such as the administration of the ordinances, the proper leading of corporate worship, and other matters of function.