Embrace Church has a Covenant and Bylaws that help keep us organized. This is absolutely expected and appreciated by all who understand I Corinthians 14:40, “Let all things be done decently and in order.” The Church Covenant is an agreement that all members agree to by requesting membership and joining Embrace…

EMBRACE COVENANT*

“We, the members of Embrace Church, do hereby Covenant with each other before God to…

Be family, to be committed to each other, to love, accept, and forgive each other until death or God calls us to part. 

To live for Christ and take His commands seriously. 

To help one another grow in Christian maturity by bearing one another’s burdens, encouraging one another, praying for one another. We commit to confessing our sins, speaking the truth in love, admonishing, building up, teaching, serving, and patiently bearing with one another. We desire to be hospitable to one another, live in peace, regard more than our own personal interest, and be caring. We desire to exercise our spiritual gifts, to be kind and tender-hearted, devoted to and accepting of one another, forgiving and loving one another. We covenant to bring honor to the body of Christ by maintaining a good testimony. We invite fellow members to pray for us, teach us, correct us or rebuke us, if necessary; in a spirit of gentleness and humility should we stray from our Lord’s commands, because the thing we desire most in our life is to serve Christ. We voluntarily submit ourselves to one another and the discipline of the Church. Such discipline will always be for the loving purpose of restoration, restoration to the fellowship with God and the community of Embrace Church. It will always be done in accordance with the Bible, God’s word and our final Authority.

We enter into this Covenant because we have the common purpose of obeying Jesus Christ and participating in the vision of the Embrace Church. 

As Believers, and disciples of Jesus, we have entered into a covenant relationship with God who revealed Himself as Jesus Christ. Since the blessings and promises of the Covenant had been freely extended and given to us, out of wonder, love and thanksgiving, and reverence, we hereby accept and take up the Covenant responsibilities that go with such a privilege. This is a reasonable service and we should do nothing less. 

BYLAWS OF EMBRACE CHURCH 

Because of the length, detail and legal terminology needed in such a document, Embrace’s Bylaws can be requested at any time by a current, active church member. Any staff member is capable of retrieving and explaining any part of the Bylaws for better understanding. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this area.