We are a local Reformed Baptist church, in Southern Maine, committed to the worship of the triune God and the ordinary means of grace. As a gathered body of believers, we seek to live faithfully under the authority of Scripture, to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, and to grow together in holiness and love as Christ builds His church.
Evangelical
We are evangelical in the historic sense of the word. The term “evangelical” comes from the Greek word euangelion, meaning “good news,” and refers to the gospel of Jesus Christ revealed in the Scriptures. We believe the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, and sufficient Word of God, and that the gospel is God’s power for salvation to all who believe. The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ stand at the center of our message, and the faithful proclamation of this gospel is essential to the life and mission of the church.
Reformed
We are Reformed, a term that refers to the stream of Christian faith that emerged from the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century. Churches in this tradition sought to reform the church according to Scripture, recovering the centrality of God, the authority of the Bible, and the gospel of grace in Jesus Christ. To be Reformed is to understand God as sovereign, salvation as grounded in God’s initiative rather than human effort, and the Christian life as lived before God for His glory. This theological framework shapes how we read Scripture, worship, and understand the church.
Baptist
We are Baptist in our understanding of the church and its ordinances. Historically, Baptists have emphasized the authority of Scripture in shaping the life of the local church, the necessity of personal repentance and faith in Christ, and the gathering of churches made up of professing believers. Baptists have also held that baptism is reserved for those who confess faith in Christ, is administered by immersion, and serves as a visible sign of union with Him, and that local churches are to be ordered according to the teaching and practice of the New Testament.