Grace Covenant Church
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Tension detected
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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General Association of Regular Baptist Churches denies.
This congregation affirms.
"rejects — Rejected entirely. Each congregation is autonomous under Christ. There is no priestly class or institutional chain of authority."
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches 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."
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches 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 General Association of Regular Baptist Churches 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.
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
statement_of_faith
<!DOCTYPE html> About GCC | GraceCCNH top of page WHAT WE BELIEVE Anchor 1 As a Reformed Baptist Congregation , we are committed to expository and practical preaching and teaching consistent with Reformed Christianity in the Baptist tradition. We subscribe to the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith . We believe in Sola Scriptura, that the Bible is our supreme authority. Our Constitution 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith MEMBERSHIP As the 1689 states, "all believers are bound to join themselves to particular churches...", GCC believes membership with a local body is of utmostSource ↗
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<!DOCTYPE html> Grace Covenant Church | Reformed Church New Hampshire top of page WELCOME TO GRACE COVENANT CHURCH 1689 Confessional | Reformed Baptist Congregation WHO WE ARE Grace Covenant Church is a Reformed Baptist Congregation that is committed to expository and practical preaching and teaching consistent with Reformed Christianity in the Baptist tradition. We subscribe to the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith . Anchor 1 PROTESTANT Justification is by grace alone, through faith alone, and that the Bible is the authority in all matters of faith and doctrine ESource ↗
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--> About GCC | GraceCCNH top of page WHAT WE BELIEVE Anchor 1 As a Reformed Baptist Congregation , we are committed to expository and practical preaching and teaching consistent with Reformed Christianity in the Baptist tradition. We subscribe to the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith . We believe in Sola Scriptura, that the Bible is our supreme authority. Our Constitution 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith MEMBERSHIP As the 1689 states, "all believers are bound to join themselves to particular churches...", GCC believes membership with a local body is of utmost importance to one'sSource ↗
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