What we believe
Providence Baptist Church is founded on an unqualified acceptance of and obedience to the Bible (contained
in the thirty-nine books of the Old Testament and twenty-seven books of the New Testament) as the absolute
authority in all matters of faith and practice. We believe in:
The verbal, plenary inspiration, and sufficiency of Scriptures;
The One, eternally existing and triune
God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), Who, as Creator, is totally separate from His creation;
The
creation of all things, including man, by the direct act of God through the agency of His Son, Jesus
Christ;
The incarnation and virgin birth of the God-man, Jesus Christ;
The physical death of Jesus
Christ on the cross;
The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the tomb and His ascension to the
right hand of the throne of God;
The personhood of the Holy Spirit: He is a true Person and member of
the triune Godhead;
The inherent depravity of mankind resulting from Adam's fall (original sin);
Eternal
life (salvation) through the regeneration of the Holy Spirit: obtained by grace alone through faith alone in
the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
In addition, we believe:
In baptism by immersion in water;
In the celebration of the Lord's Supper
by all obedient believers in Christ;
In the autonomy of the local church, with Christ as its Head;
In
the existence of a literal Heaven and Hell;
That Satan is a real person;
In the bodily
resurrection of the dead: the believers being raised to eternal life with Christ, the unbelievers to eternal
damnation in Hell
Child Care
Because we love and value families so highly, we strive to do all within our power to meet their needs
during Sunday school and worship services.
We have qualified teachers and helpers to care for the
younger children.
Youth & Family
The leadership of Providence Baptist Church is fully committed to teaching and promoting God's order for
church (Eph. 4:11-12) and family relationships (Eph. 6:4). Our vision includes instruction of parents to
teach and train their children. As a result, youth activities will often be led by fathers with the
assistance of their wives. This will be accomplished primarily by supplementing home activities with
additional opportunities for discipleship and growth through prayer, Bible study, evangelism, education, and
community service.
We realize there are many broken and hurting families in our community. Therefore,
we are committed to loving, encouraging, and helping single parents and their children. Because the
integrity of marriage is important to God, reconciliation and restoration are our primary objectives.
Nevertheless, even in those situations where this is not possible we strive always to embrace and welcome
into active fellowship and service those with humble hearts seeking to love, serve, and obey Christ.
Outreach
By the grace of God and in His providence as PBC grows and matures, we desire to be involved in the
following areas of ministry as a minimum:
Community Evangelism
Biblical Counseling
Campus
Ministry
Addictions Recovery Ministry
Jail Ministry
Rescue Mission Ministry
Retirement
Home Ministry
Adult Assisted Living Ministry
Hospital Visitation
Seaport Ministry
Missionary
Support