Shore Baptist Church

Shore Baptist Church is a local congregation of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ who have been called out of this world and then joined together in one body to worship God, to build one another up in our most holy faith, to encourage one another in good works, to proclaim the riches of God’s glory in the gospel to all mankind and to wait together for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. We hold a Reformed Baptist position with regards to doctrine (Theology), salvation (Soteriology) and church life (Ecclesiology). We did not come to these positions by accident; we can trace our lineage back through many centuries of historical Christianity. We are linked to the Particular Baptists of England and Wales of the 19th and 20th Century, non-conformists of the 17th Century, through to the Reformation of the 15th and 16th Century, back to Augustine, the early church fathers and eventually the teaching of the Apostles. Our defining moment historically came in 1689 when the 2nd London Baptist Confession was accepted by the church as a clear confessional statement of what Reformed Baptists believe. This document is a slight variation on the Westminster Confession of 1642 (mainly on the topics of church government and baptism). Although we don’t view the 1689 Confession as divinely inspired, we do value it as a systematic summary of our beliefs. It clearly reflects the 5 cries of the Reformation: Sola Scriptura (Word Alone), Sola Gratia (Grace Alone), Sola Fide (Faith Alone), Solus Christus (Christ Alone), Soli Deo Gloria (Glory to God Alone). Shore Baptist Church has a church constitution wherein our membership principles and responsibilities are set out.