1As free and faithful baptized believers and followers of Jesus Christ, we accept His command to go into all the world, taking His message of love and forgiveness to people everywhere.

2We affirm that each individual is a priest before God and to each other, able to know and do the will of God. Each person is free to interpret and apply Scripture according to the dictates of his or her own conscience as led by the Holy Spirit and not according to an ecclesiastical creed or human document.

3We believe in the local church as a voluntary association of baptized believers. Each church is autonomous and self-governing, choosing for its own servant leadership those who follow the pattern of Christ. These historic distinctives are not peripheral or tangential, but essential to being Baptist.

4Our fellowship affirms the principle of unity in diversity, and is inclusive rather than exclusive.

5We advocate equality among believers, autonomy of the local church, freedom under God for all to exercise the gifts of the Spirit, and the shared blessings of cooperative ministry. We believe in and stand for free speech, a free press, freedom of the soul, and separation of church and state. We acknowledge the superior office of the Holy Spirit in presiding over the Word, guiding believers as they seek divine truth in its pages.

6We seek not to advance the prejudices of any people, the traditions of any institution or nation, nor the influence of any government. Our understanding of God's will is our constant aim. Our only claim is the Cross of Christ, our only purpose is God's will, and our only power is God's love.