PREAMBLE

WHEREAS, It is the express purpose of God, our Heavenly Father, to call out of the world a saved people, who shall constitute the body or Church of Jesus Christ built and established upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the Chief Cornerstone; and WHEREAS, the members of the body, the Church of Jesus Christ, are enjoined to assemble themselves together for worship, fellowship, counsel and instruction in the Word of God, the Work of God, the work of the ministry and for exercise of those spiritual gifts and offices provided for New Testament order; and WHEREAS, it is evident that the early christian churches came together in such fellowship as a representative body saved, spirit filled believers, who ordained and sent out evangelists and missionaries and who, under the supervision of the Holy Spirit, set over the church pastors and teachers, therefore be it RESOLVED, that we recognize ourselves called and mandated to carry out similar functions.