We believe that a church of Christ is a congregation of immersed believers, ¹associated by a covenant of faith and fellowship of the gospel; ²observing the ordinances of Christ;
³governed by His laws; and ⁴exercising the gifts, rights and privileges invested in them by His Word; ⁵that its scripturally designated officers are pastors (elders) and deacons, whose qualifications, claims and duties are clearly defined in the Scriptures; ⁶we believe the true mission of the church is found in the Great Commission: First, to make individual disciples; second, to baptize them; third, to teach and instruct, as He has commanded. We do not believe in the reversal of this order; ⁷we hold that the local church has the absolute right of self government, free from the interference of any hierarchy of individuals or organizations; and that the one and only superintendent is Christ, through the Holy Spirit;
⁸that it is scriptural for true churches to co-operate with each other in contending for the faith and for the furtherance of the gospel; that every church is the sole and only judge of the measure and method of its co-operation; ⁹on all matters of membership, of polity, of government, of discipline, of benevolence, the will of the local church is final.

¹Acts 2:41, 42
²ICor.11:2
³Eph.1:22-23
⁴Eph.4:11; ICor.12:4, 8-11
⁵Acts 14:23; 6:5-6; 20:17-28; ITim.3:1-7; 8-13 (and Acts 15-23)
⁶Matt.28:19-20
⁷Col.1:18; Eph.5:23-24; IPet.5:1-4
⁸Acts 15:22; Jude 1:3-4; IICor.8:23-24; ICor.16:1; Mal.3:10; ICor.16:2
⁹ICor.5:13; 6:1-3