We whose names are subscribed voluntarily agree to join together in a Gospel Church relation and fellowhip hoping the Lord through the riches of his grace has enabled us to give ourselves to him and to one another as in 2 Corinthians 8:5 as a Church of Christ do agree to adopt to ourselves a covenant as in Judges 24:25, 2 Kings 13:2-3, 2 Chronicles 15:12, Nehemiah 9:38, Jermiah 50:5, etc. We believe it the duty and necessary for the peace, comfort and well being of us as a Church and as such do jointly agree to subscribe the following articles.

1. We agree to adopt to ourselves a Confession of Faith.

2. A Discipline.

3. Rules of Decorum.

4. We agree to meet as a Church once in each month and oftener if need be and duly to fill our places respectively in the House of God unless providentially prevented not forsaking the Assembling of ourselves together as in Hebrews 10:25.

We agree to not forsake or part from one another without Regular Dismission.

5. We promise by divine assistance in the spirit of meekness and love to watch over one another and to exhort one another and then to admonish and reprove one another if need be to provoke to love and good works laying aside foolish talk and jesting and all such conversation and conduct that is contrary to Godliness as in Ephesians 5:4 and elsewhere. To bear with each others infirmities with tenderness not discovering them to any out of or in the Church but by Gospel order endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace Ephesians 4:3.

6. We agree not to take on ourselves any dignity or office either Ecclesiastical or Civil or Military till called or approbated by the Church.

7. We agree to contribute according to our several abilities to defray the necessary expenses of the Church.

8. We covenant to work in all the ordinances of the Gospel and to attend to every duty both public and private as the word of the Lord directs so far as God may be pleased to enable us and to submit ourselves to the Government and Discipline of this Church as a part of Christ's mystical Body.