Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church is a fellowship of caring Christian people who have been called together under the Lordship of Jesus Christ and the leadership of the Holy Spirit to fulfill the mission of the church which is to...

Honor the Triune God through. . .

A program of corporate and individual worship, Bible study, and prayer;

The joyful giving of time, money, and self;

The proclamation of the gospel, both with our lips and our lives;

The benevolent care of the spiritual, physical, and social needs of our fellowship and community.

Expand God's Kingdom through. . .

Vigorous and faithful witness, both verbal and lifestyle;

The celebration of the winsome reality of the Lord's great creation, the Church, in which the blessedness of Christian fellowship is shared by all who call upon the name of Jesus;

The uniting of our resources with other believers so that the Good News may be heard around the world.

Uphold Historic Baptist Principles including. . .

The authority of God's Word;

The priesthood of the believer;

The separation of church and state;

The autonomy of the local church.

We believe in God the Father, Creator, and Ruler of all things, the source of all goodness, truth, and love;

We believe in Jesus Christ the Son, God manifest in the flesh, Redeemer and Lord and ever-living Head of the Church;

We believe in the Holy Spirit, God ever-present, for guidance, comfort, and strength;

We believe in the forgiveness of sins by God's grace, upon confession in repentance and faith;

We believe in the Bible as the record of God's revelation of Himself, the truth of which is accepted by faith, and verified in Christian experience;

We believe that the church is a fellowship of baptized believers in Christ, established for the purpose of worship, ministry, and proclamation;

We believe in the Kingdom of God as God's sovereign rule in the life of every person under God our Creator, in the final triumph of righteousness, in the resurrection, and life everlasting.