About Us

We are a small country church that is nestled in the Nantahala National Forest. 

We are at the southern edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 

Everyone is always welcome. 

CHURCH COVENANT[1]

                  Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God,[2] to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior,[3] and on the profession of our faith,[4] having been baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,[5] we do now in the presence of God, angels, and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another, as one body in Christ.[6]

                  We engage therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit,[7] to walk together in Christian love;[8] to strive for the advancement of this church,[9] in knowledge,[10] holiness,[11] and comfort;[12] to promote its prosperity and spirituality;[13] to sustain its worship,[14] ordinances,[15] discipline,[16] and doctrines;[17] to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry,[18] the expenses of the church,[19] the relief of the poor,[20] and the spread of the gospel through all nations.[21]

                  We also engage to maintain family and secret devotion;[22] to religiously educate our children;[23] to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances;[24] to walk circumspectly in the world;[25] to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements,[26] and exemplary in our deportment;[27] to avoid all tattling, backbiting,[28] and excessive anger;[29] to abstain from the sale and use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage,[30] and to be zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our Savior.[31]

                  We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love;[32] to remember each other in prayer;[33] to aid each other in sickness and distress;[34] to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and courtesy in speech;[35] to be slow to take offence,[36] but always ready for reconciliation, and mindful of the rules of our Savior to secure it without delay.[37]

            We moreover engage that when we remove from this place, we will as soon as possible unite with some other church, where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God’s word.[38]

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:

[1] Numbers 30:2, Deuteronomy 23:21, 2 Chronicles 15:12

[2] John 6:63, Romans 8:1, John 3:5-6

[3] John 1:12-13, 1 Thessalonians 2:13

[4] Romans 10:10-11

[5] Matthew 28:19, Matthew 3:16-17

[6] 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, Acts 2:42, Deuteronomy 23:21

[7] John 14:26, John 16:13

[8] Ephesians 5:1-2, 1 Thessalonians 4:9

[9] Ephesians 2:21-22

[10] 2 Peter 3:18

[11] 2 Corinthians 7:1, 1 Peter 1:15-16

[12] 1 Thessalonians 5:14, 1 Thessalonians 4:17-18

[13] Jude 20-21

[14] Hebrews 10:25

[15] Matthew 28:19-20, 1 Corinthians 11:24-25, John 13

[16] Romans 16:17, 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 1 Timothy 5:20

[17] Acts 2:42, 2 John 9-11

[18] Matthew 10:9-10

[19] Malachi 3:10

[20] 1 John 3:17-18, 2 Corinthians 9:6-7

[21] Luke 24:46-48, Acts 1:8

[22] Deuteronomy 11:18-20, Matthew 6:6

[23] Ephesians 6:4, Proverbs 22:6

[24] Mark 5:19-20, 2 Corinthians 4:3

[25] Matthew 5:16, Ephesians 5:15-16

[26] Romans 12:17, Ephesians 4:25

[27] Ephesians 5:8-11

[28] Ephesians 4:31-32

[29] Ephesians 4:26-27

[30] Proverbs 20:1, 1 Corinthians 5:11, Ephesians 5:18, Galatians 5:9

[31] Acts 1:8, Acts 8:4, Luke 14:23

[32] Romans 12:10, Hebrews 13:1

[33] Ephesians 6:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:25

[34] Galatians 6:10, James 5:14-16

[35] 1 Corinthians 12:25-26, Titus 3:2

[36] Romans 12:19-21

[37] Matthew 5:23-24, Matthew 18:15-18

[38] Colossians 3:23, Acts 18:27