Beliefs
10 Facts You Should Know about
American Baptists
1 American Baptists believe that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior, and that the Bible is the divinely inspired word of God that serves as the final written authority for living out the Christian faith.
2 For American Baptists the local church is the fundamental unit of mission in denominational life.
3 American Baptists partake of two ordinances: believers’ baptism and The Lord’s Supper.
4 American Baptists believe that the committed individual Christian can and should approach God directly, and that individual gifts of ministry should be shared.
5 American Baptists take seriously the call to evangelism and missionary work.
6 American Baptists support religious freedom and respect the expressions of faith of others.
7 American Baptists acknowledge that God’s family extends beyond our local churches, and that God calls us to cooperative ministries.
8 American Baptists have been called to be Christ’s witnesses for justice and wholeness within a broken society.
9 American Baptist Churches USA celebrates the racial, cultural and theological diversity witnessed within its membership.
10 American Baptists heed the biblical call to renewal and the need for a vital witness in a new millennium.
You can also follow this link to learn more about the “10 Facts You Should Know About American Baptists” (https://www.abc-usa.org/10facts/).
Affiliations
We are affiliated with American Baptist Churches USA. As an American Baptist congregation, you can click on this link to learn more about “Who We Are: (https://www.abc-usa.org/who-we-are/).
Culbertson Baptist Church
We believe that Jesus Christ is the ultimate of who God is and what it means to be human as Jesus is both fully God and fully human. As we live out our faith, we look to Jesus as an example of how we relate to each other. Through Jesus' gift of grace and mercy, we welcome people as they are and invite them to fully participate in the life of our congregation. Just as we have been transformed by God's love, we invite others to embrace God's love and become transformed into a life that honors God and demonstrates God's kingdom on earth.
We seek to live out this truth in a variety of ways, but we want to share one practical example of this truth. At Culbertson Baptist, we fully embrace women in all areas of ministry and leadership. We have women deacons and welcome women to preach from our pulpit. While our current pastor is male, we also affirm that God calls females to the work of pastor and celebrate God's pastoral calling to all people, both male and female.