Beliefs

Baptist Faith and Message

The 1963 Baptist Faith and Message has been adopted by messengers of the BGCT annual meeting. Some BGCT churches use other confessions of faith, including the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message. Neither confession of faith is a requirement for inclusion in the BGCT. The GC2 Summary of Faith has also been approved by the BGCT Executive Board.

We Believe

• Christ is the head of the church
• In the Bible
• In the virgin birth of Christ, that He died for our sins, and that He was resurrected
• In the Priesthood of each believer and of all believers
• Salvation comes from Jesus Christ alone
• In reaching a lost and hurting world
• In helping churches connect with ministry partners
• In distributing BGCT Cooperative Program funds as directed by each church
• In the sanctity of human life
• Marriage between a man and a woman is the proper context for sex