{"id":103,"date":"2026-07-04T03:35:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T03:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tuscarorabaptistchurch.com\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2026-07-31T01:49:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T01:49:40","slug":"our-covenant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tuscarorabaptistchurch.com\/index.php\/our-covenant\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Covenant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"max-width:100%; margin:0; font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif; color:#1e2937;\">\n\n  <!-- Hero -->\n  <div style=\"\n    position:relative;\n    background-image:url('https:\/\/tuscarorabaptistchurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_20241102_141255-2048x658-1.jpg');\n    background-size:cover;\n    background-position:center center;\n    background-repeat:no-repeat;\n    background-attachment:fixed;\n    color:white;\n    padding:90px 20px 70px;\n    text-align:center;\n    overflow:hidden;\n  \">\n    <!-- Dark blue overlay -->\n    <div style=\"\n      position:absolute;\n      inset:0;\n      background:linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(30,58,138,0.75) 0%, rgba(30,64,175,0.70) 55%, rgba(59,130,246,0.65) 100%);\n      z-index:1;\n    \"><\/div>\n\n    <!-- Content -->\n    <div style=\"position:relative; z-index:2;\">\n      <p style=\"margin:0 0 12px; letter-spacing:3px; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:13px; opacity:0.85; font-weight:600;\">Tuscarora Baptist Church<\/p>\n      <h1 style=\"margin:0 0 14px; font-size:clamp(30px, 6vw, 46px); font-weight:700;\">Our Church Covenant<\/h1>\n      <p style=\"margin:0 auto; max-width:620px; font-size:18px; line-height:1.6; opacity:0.95;\">\n        A solemn agreement we make together as members of Tuscarora Baptist Church\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Intro -->\n  <div style=\"background:#f8fafc; padding:50px 20px 20px;\">\n    <div style=\"max-width:800px; margin:0 auto; background:white; border-radius:16px; padding:32px 28px; box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(15,23,42,0.06); border-left:5px solid #1e40af;\">\n      <p style=\"margin:0; color:#334155; font-size:17px; line-height:1.8; text-align:center;\">\n        Having, as we trust, been brought by Divine Grace to repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and to give up ourselves to Him, and having been baptized upon our profession of faith, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, we do now, relying on His gracious aid, solemnly and joyfully renew our covenant with each other.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- Covenant Commitments -->\n  <div style=\"background:#f8fafc; padding:30px 20px 70px;\">\n    <div style=\"max-width:800px; margin:0 auto;\">\n\n      <div style=\"background:white; border-radius:14px; padding:24px 22px; margin-bottom:16px; box-shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(15,23,42,0.05);\">\n        <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px; color:#1e40af; font-size:18px;\">Unity &amp; Love<\/h3>\n        <p style=\"margin:0; color:#475569; font-size:16px; line-height:1.75;\">\n          We will work and pray for the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. We will walk together in brotherly love, as becomes the members of a Christian Church; exercise an affectionate care and watchfulness over each other and faithfully admonish and entreat one another as occasion may require.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div style=\"background:white; border-radius:14px; padding:24px 22px; margin-bottom:16px; box-shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(15,23,42,0.05);\">\n        <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px; color:#1e40af; font-size:18px;\">Gathering &amp; Prayer<\/h3>\n        <p style=\"margin:0; color:#475569; font-size:16px; line-height:1.75;\">\n          We will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, nor neglect to pray for ourselves and others.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div style=\"background:white; border-radius:14px; padding:24px 22px; margin-bottom:16px; box-shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(15,23,42,0.05);\">\n        <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px; color:#1e40af; font-size:18px;\">Family &amp; Witness<\/h3>\n        <p style=\"margin:0; color:#475569; font-size:16px; line-height:1.75;\">\n          We will endeavor to bring up such as may at any time be under our care, in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and by a pure and loving example to seek the salvation of our family and friends.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div style=\"background:white; border-radius:14px; padding:24px 22px; margin-bottom:16px; box-shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(15,23,42,0.05);\">\n        <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px; color:#1e40af; font-size:18px;\">Compassion for One Another<\/h3>\n        <p style=\"margin:0; color:#475569; font-size:16px; line-height:1.75;\">\n          We will rejoice at each other&#8217;s happiness and endeavor with tenderness and sympathy to bear each other&#8217;s burdens and sorrows.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div style=\"background:white; border-radius:14px; padding:24px 22px; margin-bottom:16px; box-shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(15,23,42,0.05);\">\n        <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px; color:#1e40af; font-size:18px;\">Holy Living<\/h3>\n        <p style=\"margin:0; color:#475569; font-size:16px; line-height:1.75;\">\n          We will seek, by Divine aid, to live carefully in the world, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, and remembering that, as we have been voluntarily buried by baptism and raised again from the symbolic grave, so there is on us a special obligation now to lead a new and holy life.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div style=\"background:white; border-radius:14px; padding:24px 22px; margin-bottom:16px; box-shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(15,23,42,0.05);\">\n        <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px; color:#1e40af; font-size:18px;\">Faithful Ministry<\/h3>\n        <p style=\"margin:0; color:#475569; font-size:16px; line-height:1.75;\">\n          We will work together for the continuance of a faithful evangelical ministry in this church, as we sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div style=\"background:white; border-radius:14px; padding:24px 22px; margin-bottom:16px; box-shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(15,23,42,0.05);\">\n        <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px; color:#1e40af; font-size:18px;\">Generous Support<\/h3>\n        <p style=\"margin:0; color:#475569; font-size:16px; line-height:1.75;\">\n          We will contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, and the spread of the Gospel through all nations.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div style=\"background:white; border-radius:14px; padding:24px 22px; margin-bottom:16px; box-shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(15,23,42,0.05);\">\n        <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px; color:#1e40af; font-size:18px;\">Continuing Fellowship<\/h3>\n        <p style=\"margin:0; color:#475569; font-size:16px; line-height:1.75;\">\n          We will, when we move from this place, as soon as possible, unite with some other church where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God&#8217;s Word.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Closing -->\n      <div style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg, #1e3a8a, #1e40af); color:white; border-radius:16px; padding:32px 28px; text-align:center; margin-top:28px; box-shadow:0 10px 28px rgba(30,64,175,0.25);\">\n        <p style=\"margin:0; font-size:18px; line-height:1.7; font-weight:600;\">\n          May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all. 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