Acadian Baptist Center – Doctrinal Statement

· We believe in the Scriptures of the Old & New Testatments as verbally inspired by God and inerrant in the original writing, and that they are of supreme and final authority in faith and life.

· We believe in one God, eternally existing in three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

· We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and is true God and true man.

· We believe that man was created in the image of God; that man sinned, and thereby incurred, not only physical death but spiritual death, which is separation from God; that, as a result of this sin first committed by Adam, all human beings are born with a sinful nature, and, in the case of those who reach moral responsibility, are accountable as sinners in thought, word and deed.

· We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice; and that all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood.

· We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into Heaven, and in His present life there for us, as High Priest and Advocate.

· We believe in “that blessed hope,” the personal and imminent return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

· We believe that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are born again of the Holy Spirit, and only thereby become children of God. We further believe that the Christian life is exemplary of the teachings found in the New Testament as the Holy Spirit reproduces the life of Jesus Christ in and through each obedient believer.

· We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting punishment of the lost.

· We believe salvation is a gift of God through faith in His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ.

Statement of Purpose

Acadian Baptist Center is a facility that exists for the purpose of providing a place where the associations, churches, and agencies of the Southern Baptist Convention can empower kingdom growth by doing evangelism and discipleship in the name of Jesus Christ.

· The goal of Acadian Baptist Center is to provide an environment in its facilities and activities that encourages development in spiritual, intellectual, emotional, social, and physical areas. 

· Acadian Baptist Center may permit other Christian denominational groups, non-profit groups, and others whose purpose and objectives are compatible with those of Acadian Baptist Center to use the facilities as space is available. 

· In keeping with the purpose of Acadian Baptist Center, the administrator has the authority to refuse the use of the facilities to any group whose activities, purpose, or teachings are not compatible with those of Acadian Baptist Center. The administrator shall have the authority to determine whether any group's activities, purpose, or teachings are not compatible with those of Acadian Baptist Center without the necessity of convening the Board of Directors, although the Board of Directors should be consulted in any situation where time permits.