Church on the Corner
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3 stances that depart from the denomination
The congregation's own words appear to differ from what its denomination's confession binds. This is an AI reading of the church's public text and may be inaccurate — the quotes below show what it's based on.
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Southern Baptist Convention denies.
This congregation affirms.
"rejects — Rejected entirely. Each congregation is autonomous under Christ. There is no priestly class or institutional chain of authority."
Southern Baptist Convention denies.
This congregation affirms.
"rejects — The Lord's Supper is an ordinance of remembrance, not a sacrament conveying grace. Christ is present spiritually through faith, but the elements are symbols."
Southern Baptist Convention denies.
This congregation affirms.
"rejects — Rejected. Only believers may be baptized. Infant "baptism" is considered unbiblical — no NT command or clear example supports it."
Inherited from denomination
What Southern Baptist Convention teaches
Positions bound by the denomination's confessional standards. This is what the tradition teaches; whether this specific congregation publicly holds each is a separate question — see Statements below.
Confessional standard: 1689 London Baptist Confession
Affirms
- Believer's BaptismSTRONGBaptist confessions; Pentecostal fundamentals; Anabaptist tradition
- Marriage as one man and one womanSTRONGGenesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4–6; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Permissibility of divorce and remarriagestandardMatthew 19:9 (adultery ground); 1 Corinthians 7:15 (abandonment ground). Practice varies.
Denies
- Apostolic SuccessionstandardCongregational and presbyterian polity reject the necessity of tactile episcopal succession.
- Assumption of MarystandardUniversal Protestant rejection — not attested in Scripture; not received as dogma.
- Homosexual practice and biblical sexual ethicsSTRONGRomans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Immaculate ConceptionSTRONGUniversal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
- Infant BaptismSTRONGBaptist confessions (New Hampshire; BFM 2000 VII); Anabaptist / Schleitheim; Pentecostal fundamentals
- Perpetual Virginity of MarystandardNatural reading of Matthew 13:55–56 (brothers of Jesus); typical modern Baptist / evangelical position.
- Real PresencestandardMemorialist / Zwinglian view; typical Baptist and Free Church position
- TransubstantiationSTRONGOrthodox reject the Aristotelian metaphysics; Lutherans use 'sacramental union'; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII rejects explicitly; Reformed/Baptist reject substance-change.
- Women in pastoral / ordained officeSTRONG1 Timothy 2:12; 1 Corinthians 14:34; historic apostolic practice.
Wrestles with
- Pacifism vs. just-warweakDefault just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
In their own words
Statements
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<!DOCTYPE html> About Us – The Church on the Corner Skip to content Facebook YouTube Instagram Vimeo Home Get Connected Kids Ministry Activities for Kids Storytime for Kids Youth Ministry Adult Groups Fran Roberts Memorial Pathways to Growth Questions on Faith What is God’s Good News? Baptism and Communion Praying for Our Church Sunday Gathering About Us Our History Our Ministry Team What We Stand For Contact Us Connection Card Online Giving Welcome to Church on the Corner! Our worship services run every Sunday from about 10:00-11:15 AM, with uplifting and relevant worship musicSource ↗
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<!DOCTYPE html> Our History – The Church on the Corner Skip to content Facebook YouTube Instagram Vimeo Home Get Connected Kids Ministry Activities for Kids Storytime for Kids Youth Ministry Adult Groups Fran Roberts Memorial Pathways to Growth Questions on Faith What is God’s Good News? Baptism and Communion Praying for Our Church Sunday Gathering About Us Our History Our Ministry Team What We Stand For Contact Us Connection Card Online Giving Our History The Church On The Corner came into existence on September 6, 1908 as a house church in the residence of Mrs. L.S. Hiney of ASource ↗
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<!DOCTYPE html> Our Team – The Church on the Corner Skip to content Facebook YouTube Instagram Vimeo Home Get Connected Kids Ministry Activities for Kids Storytime for Kids Youth Ministry Adult Groups Fran Roberts Memorial Pathways to Growth Questions on Faith What is God’s Good News? Baptism and Communion Praying for Our Church Sunday Gathering About Us Our History Our Ministry Team What We Stand For Contact Us Connection Card Online Giving Meet our ministry team! Pastoral Couple Meet the Pastoral Couple, Tom & Dorothy Cullen! Read more here! Teaching Team Meet our rotationSource ↗
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Our History – The Church on the Corner Skip to content Facebook YouTube Instagram Vimeo Home Get Connected Kids Ministry Activities for Kids Storytime for Kids Youth Ministry Adult Groups Fran Roberts Memorial Pathways to Growth Questions on Faith What is God’s Good News? Baptism and Communion Praying for Our Church Sunday Gathering About Us Our History Our Ministry Team What We Stand For Contact Us Connection Card Online Giving Our History The Church On The Corner came into existence on September 6, 1908 as a house church in the residence of Mrs. L.S. Hiney of Albany. By November 7, 190Source ↗
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Our Team – The Church on the Corner Skip to content Facebook YouTube Instagram Vimeo Home Get Connected Kids Ministry Activities for Kids Storytime for Kids Youth Ministry Adult Groups Fran Roberts Memorial Pathways to Growth Questions on Faith What is God’s Good News? Baptism and Communion Praying for Our Church Sunday Gathering About Us Our History Our Ministry Team What We Stand For Contact Us Connection Card Online Giving Meet our ministry team! Pastoral Couple Meet the Pastoral Couple, Tom & Dorothy Cullen! Read more here! Teaching Team Meet our rotational teaching team! Pastor TomSource ↗
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About Us – The Church on the Corner Skip to content Facebook YouTube Instagram Vimeo Home Get Connected Kids Ministry Activities for Kids Storytime for Kids Youth Ministry Adult Groups Fran Roberts Memorial Pathways to Growth Questions on Faith What is God’s Good News? Baptism and Communion Praying for Our Church Sunday Gathering About Us Our History Our Ministry Team What We Stand For Contact Us Connection Card Online Giving Welcome to Church on the Corner! Our worship services run every Sunday from about 10:00-11:15 AM, with uplifting and relevant worship music and rotating sermon speaSource ↗
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