Those wishing to become a member will evidence the following:

• Profess faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord;
• Ownership of the mission objective of our church (to raise and nurture a local church body that embodies and proclaims the gospel of Jesus… that many may become a living expression of His Kingdom);
• Hold fast to the Baptist Statement of Beliefs;
• Regularly attend church, and have done so for a period greater than six months; and
• Are aged 16 years and older.

Thank you for applying to become a member.  Membership is a great way to passionately serve Christ and the local church.  We look forward to your application.

Our mission

Leading people to come alive in their faith in Jesus.

Our Vision

A growing gathering of people in Lake Macquarie, hungry for the Presence of God, carrying His Presence to the
city and beyond.

In applying for membership of the church, I recognise a two-way commitment between
myself and the church and I will endeavour to grow in my Christian faith, using my gifts to
bless the church and receiving ministry from the church.
Yours in Christ,

Appendix 1: Statement of Beliefs
Baptist Union of NSW Statement of Beliefs
Approved by the 2003 Assembly
1. THE NATURE AND UNITY OF THE GODHEAD
There is one God Who is eternal personal Spirit. He is infinite in power, wisdom, holiness and love. God is
Triune in essential being and revealed to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
2. THE DEITY AND HUMANITY OF CHRIST
Jesus Christ as the second Person of the Godhead is eternally one with God the Father of whose person and
glory Jesus is the accurate expression. To become human He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the
virgin Mary, so that two whole and perfect natures, the nature of God and human nature, were united in one
Person; truly God and truly human.
3. THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity is eternally one with the Father and the Son yet He is sent by
Them to achieve the divine purpose in the world and in the Church.
4. THE DIVINE INSPIRATION OF THE SCRIPTURES
The Scriptures, consisting of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, are the infallible Word of God.
They were written by holy people of God inspired by the Holy Spirit and have supreme authority in all matters
of faith and conduct.
5. THE SINFULNESS OF PEOPLE
People were made in the image of God and for fellowship with God. By transgression of God's command
humankind fell from fellowship with God and their nature was corrupted. As a consequence all people are
spiritually dead under Satan's dominion and control and subject to God's wrath and condemnation. Therefore,
apart from God's grace, people are helpless and hopeless.
6. CHRIST'S ATONEMENT FOR THE SIN OF MAN
In order to redeem people from the guilt, penalty and power of sin, Jesus Christ became human and died a
sacrificial death as our representative substitute. By His resurrection, God's acceptance of His atoning death
was demonstrated. This atonement is sufficient for the whole world, but effective only in those who received
it. The sinner is justified and reconciled to God, not through any personal merit, but solely on the basis of
God's gracious gift of salvation in Jesus Christ received through faith.
7. THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN SALVATION
The ministry of the Holy Spirit is necessary for the acceptance of God's provision of salvation. The Holy Spirit
convinces sinners of their sinfulness, leads them to personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour and so
brings them to spiritual birth as God's children and to fellowship in Christ. Working within the life of believers
the Holy Spirit makes real the presence of Christ, witnesses to their relationship with God, leads into all truth,
bestows gifts for effective service and produces graces for holy living.
8. THE CHURCH
The Church is the body of people whom God has separated from the world through faith in Jesus Christ as
their Lord and Saviour. All regenerate persons are members of the universal Church of God which takes local
form wherever groups of believers unite for worship, fellowship and service in accordance with scriptural
principles. All believers are called to a priestly ministry in the offering of spiritual sacrifices and sent into the
world to be witnesses. God calls individuals to positions of oversight and leadership or to special ministries.
The Church recognises such by ordaining pastors, commissioning missionaries, appointing deacons and other
leaders, following New Testament practice.
9. THE BAPTISM OF BELIEVERS ONLY BY IMMERSION
Baptism is an ordinance of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is a public declaration of a person's faith in Jesus Christ as
Lord and Saviour. In accordance with New Testament Scripture it should be administered only by total
immersion which symbolises the believer's identification with Christ in death, burial and resurrection, the
remission of sins and the believer's dedication of himself to God to live and walk in newness of life.
10. THE COMMUNION
The Lord's Supper is an ordinance of the Lord Jesus Christ instituted by Him to be celebrated with the elements
of bread and wine by believers in Christ until the end of the age. It commemorates and declares our thanks for
the Lord's substitutionary death. The celebration of the ordinance expresses our fellowship with and in the
Lord Jesus Christ as members of the Body of which He is the Head.
11. THE RETURN OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
At the end of this age, according to His promise, Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly in His glory to
the earth. The full consummation of the Kingdom of God awaits His return.
12. THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD
At the end of the age, there is to be a resurrection both of the righteous and the unrighteous. After death
people’s bodies return to dust, but their spirits return immediately to God - the righteous to be with Him and
the unrighteous to be reserved for the judgment.
13. REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS IN A FUTURE STATE
God has appointed a day of final judgment for the world. At that time Jesus Christ will judge every person and
each will receive reward or punishment according to their deeds. Those judged righteous, in their resurrected
and glorified bodies, will receive their reward and will dwell forever in Heaven with the Lord. The unrighteous
will be consigned to Hell, the place of everlasting punishment.