Rooted in the Word.
Growing in Grace.
Emmanuel Baptist Church has been a steady presence in Terrell, Texas for generations. We are a family of believers committed to worshiping God, teaching His Word, and sharing His love with our community and the world.
Our Identity
We are a Southern Baptist congregation that believes the Bible is the inspired, infallible Word of God. Our services are traditional but full of life, centered on the expositional preaching of scripture and the singing of timeless hymns of the faith.
The name "Emmanuel" means "God with us." This truth shapes everything we do. We believe that God is intimately involved in the lives of His people and that through Jesus Christ, we can experience His presence daily.
What We Believe
- The Scriptures: The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God's revelation of Himself to man.
- God: There is one and only one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- Salvation: Salvation involves the redemption of the whole man, and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
- The Church: A New Testament church of the Lord Jesus Christ is an autonomous local congregation of baptized believers.
Our Commitment to One Another
Having been led by the Spirit of God to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, and on profession of our faith, having been baptized in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we do now, most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another, as one body in Christ.
We engage therefore, by the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love; to strive for the advancement of this church in knowledge, holiness and comfort; to promote its worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrines; to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor and the spread of the Gospel through all nations.
We also engage to maintain family and secret devotion; to educate our children in the things of Christ; to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances; to walk circumspectly in the world; to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements and exemplary in our deportment; to avoid all gossip, backbiting and excessive anger; and to be zealous in our efforts to advance the church of our Savior.
We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember each other in prayer; to aid each other in sickness and distress; to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and courtesy in speech; to be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation, and mindful of the rules of our Savior, to secure it without delay.
We moreover engage, that when we remove from this place, we will as soon as soon as possible unite with some other church where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God's Word.