• We acknowledge Jesus Christ alone as Lord and Saviour and Head of the Church.
• We come together in the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. We recognize that Jesus sees the Church in Bendigo as one and we covenant to pray for all pastors and congregations in the city.
• We acknowledge the divine authority of the Holy Bible and accept it as God’s revelation of eternal truth.
• We accept our God given responsibility to seek the peace and prosperity of our city (Jer 29:7) and to pray for all those in authority (1 Tim 2:1-2).

• Through the enabling of the Holy Spirit:

• We will build relationships with each other through intentional worship, fellowship and friendship
• We recognize the weakness of our own humanity and covenant to extend grace and mercy to one another and open ourselves to mutual correction.
• We will guard and honour each other’s reputation with trust, confidentiality and mutual respect.
• We will seek to resolve any issues when people come from another congregation, for the benefit of all concerned.

We covenant to do all these things to the glory of God and for the building of His Kingdom in Bendigo and beyond.”