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COVENANT
(A statement of the purpose and faith of the South Berkeley Community Church, (Congregational) approved by vote of the membership, July 9, 1944)
"In the Name of the Father of all Mankind, Amen.
Witnessing in our day the division of Christendom by many distinctions of race, class, nation, and creed; concerned by these denials of the spirit of Him who prayed that we might all be one; and wishing in our worship, fellowship, and service to express the ministry of reconciliation committed to the followers of Jesus, we do solemnly covenant together in the presence of God and of each other to establish this Church.
We promise, as members of this Church, to walk together as Christian brethren, submitting to its governance and discipline;
We cherish for each person the fullest liberty of conscience and belief in seeking to find and to know the Will of God, made known or to be made known to us;
We welcome to our fellowship all persons, without regard to race, class, nation, or creed, who join with us in this covenant;
In the love of truth and in the Spirit of Jesus, we unite for the worship of God and the service of man."