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Church Constitution
SAN FRANCISCO TRUE LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH
CONSTITUTION
(Adopted in the Church Business Meeting, June 21, 2009)
“From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.” (Ephesians 4:16)
CONSTITUTION
Preamble
We declare and establish this Constitution to preserve and secure the principles
of our faith and to govern the congregation in an orderly manner.
This Constitution is to preserve the God-given freedom of each individual
church member and the relationship and independence of this Congregation
with and from other churches.
Article I - Name
This organization is named as San Francisco True Light Baptist Church,
a California not-for-profit corporation, located in San Francisco, California.
Article II - Purpose of Constitution
The purpose of this Constitution is to provide broad general guidelines to the Church.
The Bylaws of the Constitution provide detailed regulations in accordance with the
authority and principle of the Constitution.
Article III - Purpose of the Church
The purpose of this Church is to exalt God through Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit,
by way of worship, missions, witnessing, education, ministering, training, and fellowship.
Article IV - Statement of Faith
We affirm the Holy Bible as the inspired Word of God and the basis for our beliefs.
This Church subscribes to the doctrinal statement of “The Baptist Faith and Message”
as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention in 1963. We voluntarily band ourselves
together as a body of baptized believers in Jesus Christ, and are personally committed
to sharing the Good News of Salvation to all mankind. The ordinances of the Church are
Believer’s Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
Article V - Trustees
Trustees designated as President, Secretary, and Treasurer shall conduct legal business
requirements of the Church.
Article VI - Church Officers
The Church Ministry is led by the Church Council, which consists of pastors,
ministerial staff, elected and ordained deacons, to work together in carrying
out the purpose and development of the Church.
Article VII - Church Covenant
Having been led by the Holy Spirit, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior,
and having professed our faith and been baptized in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we do now, in the presence of God,
and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into the Church 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 growth of this Church; to contribute cheerfully
and regularly to support of its ministry and the spread of the Gospel to all nations.
We also engage to maintain family and individual devotions, to lead our children to
Christ, to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances, to walk circumspectly
in the world, to be zealous in our efforts to advance the Kingdom of our Savior.
We promise that when we move from this place, we will, as soon as possible,
unite with another church which is based on the principle of God’s Word, the Bible.
Article VIII - Amendments
This Constitution may be amended according to stipulations set forth in the Bylaws.
