We, the members of House of Prayer Evangel Church, having been led by the Holy Spirit to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour, and upon profession of our faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, do now in the presence of God, and by the aid of the Holy Spirit, most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another as one body in Christ.

 

We declare this church to be an autonomous Baptist congregation, governed by the Word of God, committed to the Great Commission, the Great Commandment, and the historic Baptist distinctives: the authority of Scripture, the autonomy of the local church, the priesthood of the believer, individual soul liberty, believer's baptism by immersion, and religious liberty.

 

This Constitution and Bylaws is adopted to preserve and secure the principles of our faith, to govern the body in an orderly manner pursuant to 1 Corinthians 14:40, which says, "Let all things be done decently and in order" (KJV), and to preserve the liberties inherent in each individual member and the freedom of action of this body.