• The Bible is the inspired Word of God and the authority for our doctrines and practices.
  • Salvation is by faith and growing trust in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
  • The beautiful, symbolic ordinance of Believer’s Baptism and the Lord’s Supper in obedience to the commands of Christ.
  • The church is a body of born again believers brought together by God, ruled by Christ, with each member using their spiritual gifts for the common good.
  • The church guides its own life with each member having a vote.
  • Religious liberty and the separation of Church and State are vital principles for which Baptists have suffered throughout history.
  • First Baptist Church is a member of the American Baptist Churches USA, the American Baptist Churches of the Great Rivers Region and the Jersey County Ministerial Alliance.
  • We are called to a world-wide program of missions and evangelism in obedience to the final command of Jesus in Matthew 28: 18-20