Our core purpose at Hertford Baptist Church is
“Leading people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ”
Everything that we do as a church helps us to work that out in everyday lives.
To help us put that core purpose into action, we have a three-dimensional call to action:
MEET GOD – the call to build a relationship with God through Jesus, as we engage in prayer, bible study, worship and various other means of developing that relationship. This is the ‘upward’ dimension of our faith in Christ.
MAKE FRIENDS – the call to build up each other as a group of people following Jesus together through service, pastoral care, training, encouraging and building a church community where all are included. This is the ‘inward’ dimension of our faith in Christ.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE – the call to make a difference in individuals lives, our community and surrounding communities, our nation, and the world through the gospel at work. This is our ‘outward’ dimension of our faith in Christ.
Click here to view an expanded version of our statements with Scripture verses.
Hertford Baptist Church is a member of the Evangelical Alliance (EA) and adhere to their Basis of Faith.
As a Baptist Church in association with the Baptist Union of Great Britain, we uphold the Baptist Union Declaration of Principles, as follows:
- That our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, is the sole and absolute authority in all matters pertaining to faith and practice, as revealed in the Holy Scriptures, and that each Church has liberty, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to interpret and administer His laws.
- That Christian Baptism is the immersion in water into the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, of those who have professed repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ who ‘died for our sins according to the Scriptures; was buried, and rose again the third day’.
- That it is the duty of every disciple to bear personal witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to take part in the evangelisation of the world.
To find out more about Hertford Baptist Church, we encourage you to explore the website further – and come visit us if you haven’t – further information can also be found in our Church Constitution and our Annual Report and Accounts.