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STATEMENT OF FAITH

1. We believe the Bible is the perfect Word of God. It is without error from beginning to end. The Bible is our sole Authority for faith and practice. (2 Timothy 3:13-17)

2. We believe that salvation is provided by Jesus Christ and Him alone. It is through his death, burial and resurrection that men are saved from sin. It is the blood of Jesus that cleanses us from all sin. Words and religion cannot save in any way. The Gospel is the power of God unto Salvation. Furthermore, we believe that Christ died for all men. The Holy Spirit convicts and invites all men to salvation and a personal relationship with Him. Everyone has an opportunity to be saved if they will repent of their sin, confess with their mouth Jesus is Lord, and place their faith in God. (Romans 1:16, Romans 10:13, 1 Coninthians 15: 1-4, Ephesians 2:8-9)

3. We believe in the eternal salvation of all believers. Once a person trusts in Christ, they are forever kept by the power of God and can never be lost. Salvation is truly everylasting life. However, those who have trusted Christ are His and will obey Him and His Word. We do not believe a person can live any way they so desire and be saved. The Bible dogmatically declares that a person will be a new creature in Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:17, John 10:27-30)

4. We believe in the Biblical doctrine of Trinity. We believe in one God, co-existing in three persons: The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. It is the Father who planned the Gospel and salvation, His Son Jesus who provided our forgiveness and the Spirit of God who convicts us of our sins and seals our state before God when we accept Christ as our Savior. Furthermore, at the moment of salvation we receive all of God's Spirit. We do not get more of God, rather we must surrender more of ourselves to Him on a daily basis. (1 John 5:7)

5. We believe that the local New Testament Church is God's ordained institution. It is through individual bodies of believers that the Great Commission is carried on throughout the world. (Acts 2:41-47; Matthew 28:18-20)

OUR PASTOR

The pastor at New Salem Baptist Church is Bro. Jonathan Gann. He was born and raised in Murfreesboro, TN by two loving, Godly parents. Jonathan submitted his life to the Lord at the age of 8 at Miracle Baptist Church in Tennessee. After listening to his grandfather preach for many years, he answered the call to preach himself in March of 2007. Jonathan was licensed in January 2009 and ordained in January 2010 at Miracle. In 2010 he moved to Louisville, Kentucky as the youth minister of New Salem Baptist Church. In June of 2012 Jonathan was called to be the pastor of New Salem Baptist Church. While in Kentucky Jonathan met his wife, Emily-Ann, at New Salem in 2010 and they later married in 2013. Jonathan is in the masters program at Lincoln Christian University.