We are Reformed Baptist.

When I say Reformed, I mean that we have as our heritage the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century. We believe in the Five Sola’s of the Reformation, the first of them being that the scriptures are our final authority for all saving knowledge, faith and obedience. We are confessional – we subscribe to the London Baptist Confession of 1689. We are creedal – we affirm the great creeds of the historic, orthodox church. We are covenantal –  we believe that God interacts with and accomplishes his purposes in his creation by entering into covenant with mankind. We have a high view of scripture – we believe in it’s necessity, sufficiency, internal consistency, clarity, and our dependence upon it.  We have a high view of the church – we regard preaching, the ordinances, discipline, worship, and evangelism as central to the fulfillment of the churches mission. We believe that a Christian should possess a distinctly Christian worldview that permeates the whole of life. We believe that God is Triune, sovereign over all, and is worthy of all glory, honor and praise.

When I say that we are Reformed Baptist, I mean that we belong to a very specific tradition within the Protestant Reformation. We believe that baptism is rightly administered to believers, and not to infants. We also believe that the local church is to remain independent, with authority residing within the local church itself, as she is lead by Elders and Deacons. We believe in belonging to associations of churches, and not denominations or presbyteries. See chapters 26, 28, and 29 of our confession.

Please visit our Leadership page for a listing of Elders and Deacons.

There are offering boxes located on the tables to rear of the sanctuary. You can also give online or by mail. Learn More

Emmaus’ approach to ministering to children is different than many other churches in that we do not provide a separate service for them. At first glance, this might seem like we are indifferent to children and their spiritual well being, but his couldn’t be further from the truth. We believe that Jesus cares for the young and calls them to worship his name. There is no better way for our children to worship our Lord then through the means by which God has ordained. We believe that God has called both young and old to corporately worship him through the teaching of His word by qualified and appointed men, observance of the ordinances (baptism and Lord’s Super), fellowship, and prayer. Learn More

For a short answer, please see our Statement of Faith.

For a long answer, please see our Confession of Faith.

If you are looking for a summery of the faith useful for teaching children and new believers, please see our Catechism.

There are many ways to get involved. Here are a few suggestions:

1. Continue to participate in worship on the Lord’s Day and stay after the service to visit with others.

2. Begin attending our Emmaus Essentials classes offered on Sundays at 8:30am in the DVMS Library.

3. Set up an appointment with a Pastor to learn more about the Church and to talk about how best to progress.

4. Attend one of our bi-monthly Men’s/Women’s events.