Practices and GovernanceAll visitors and regular attenders are
recognised as belonging to the body of Christ. Therefore, they have common
privileges of participation during the Sunday morning breaking of bread and
Thursday prayer and bible study. -------
Regular attenders must be addicted to the following
details, which are laid out in the Hall's deeds.
1) The
customary observance of the ordinance of believers' baptism by immersion, in personal confession of faith
and the commemoration of the Lord's death in the breaking of bread on the first day of the week.
2) The
reception at the Lord's table of all believers known to be sound in faith and
godly in life.
3) The conducting of meetings for worship
under the guidance of the Holy Spirit with opportunity for the exercise in the assembly of all the gifts for edification, subject to the Lordship of Christ. ------
Trustees in the
congregation ensure the details of doctrine and practice are adhered
to.
A business meeting of
the whole congregation is held at least once each year. This includes open discussion and
decisions on ideas and proposals that are put before us all.
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