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| Located at 290 Friendship Church road, Friendship Baptist Church is in the heart of the Friendship community between Palmetto and Reform, Alabama. Friendship Baptist is a part of the Southern Baptist Convention.  Rich history has been a part of Friendship Baptist for over one hundred years. Things have changed over the years, but the Spirit of God remains active in Friendship's congregation. We anticipate what He has in store for us in the future, but we also remember the blessings that He has given. If you would like a copy of the history of Friendship Baptist, please contact us. The first and foremost authority of Friendship Baptist Church is the Bible. There is no other authority that take precedence over God's word.
Friendship believes there is only one way to heaven: Through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.
Friendship believes that baptism is an act of obedience after salvation. Friendship follows in the Baptist Covenant which states: Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour, and on the profession of our faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, we do now in the presence of God, angels, and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another as one body in Christ.
We engage therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit to walk together in Christian love; to strive for the advancement of this church, in knowledge, holiness, and comfort; to promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines; to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of the gospel through all nations.
We also engage to maintain family and secret devotion; to religiously educate our children; to seek to salvation of our kindred and acquaintances; to walk circumspectly in the world; to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our department; to avoid all tattling, backbiting, and excessive anger; to abstain from the sale and use of intoxicating drink as a beverage, and to be zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our Saviour.
We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember each other in prayer; to aid each other in sickness and distress; to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and courtesy in speech; to be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation, and mindful of the rules of our Saviour, to secure it without delay.
We moreover engage that, when we remove from this place, we will as soon as possible unite with some other church where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God's Word. | |
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