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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44ae54ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1002411\" data-id=\"1002411\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1defb5b7 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1defb5b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">As a Reformed Baptist church<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12823d26 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"12823d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f911ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40f911ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are committed to the historic Christian faith, rooted in the Scriptures and summarized in the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith. This confession, along with the Baptist Catechism, serves as a faithful guide to understanding and applying God&#8217;s Word. We believe the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God, and it is our final authority for all matters of faith and life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15de4d0e\" data-id=\"15de4d0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75ff76b1\" data-id=\"75ff76b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a205d77 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3afa2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e3afa2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b12509a ha-align-center ha-layout-inline elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-advanced-heading happy-addon ha-advanced-heading happy-addon-pro\" data-id=\"b12509a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-advanced-heading-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-advanced-heading-wrap\" data-background-text=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-advanced-heading-before\">CORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-advanced-heading-center\">BELIEFS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-advanced-heading-after\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-advanced-heading-border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6f6d85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e6f6d85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170a19f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"170a19f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e71e7 ha-timeline-icon-box-vertical-align-center ha-timeline-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-timeline happy-addon ha-timeline happy-addon-pro\" data-id=\"30e71e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-block elementor-repeater-item-bd9b401\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon-box align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">1<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-tree\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-content arrow\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-tablet\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">1<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-timeline-title\">The Scriptures<\/h2><div class=\"ha-timeline-content-text\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We believe the Bible (Old and New Testaments) is the verbally inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings, and is the complete revelation of His will for salvation and life. It is our supreme authority. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-block elementor-repeater-item-27b69d5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon-box align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">2<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-tree\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-tablet\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">2<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-timeline-title\">The Trinity<\/h2><div class=\"ha-timeline-content-text\"><p>We believe in one God, eternally existing in three co-equal persons: Father, Son (Jesus Christ), and Holy Spirit. They are one God, having the same divine nature, attributes, and perfection. (Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14)<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-block elementor-repeater-item-92b8d18\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon-box align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">3<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-tree\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-tablet\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">3<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-timeline-title\">God the Father<\/h2><div class=\"ha-timeline-content-text\"><p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">We believe in God the Father, an infinite, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love. He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men, He hears and answers prayer, and He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-block elementor-repeater-item-8c6a939\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon-box align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">4<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-tree\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-tablet\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">4<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-timeline-title\">Jesus Christ<\/h2><div class=\"ha-timeline-content-text\"><p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, fully God and fully man, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life, died on the cross as a substitutionary atonement for our sins, rose bodily from the dead, ascended to heaven, and will return again in glory. (John 1:1, 14; Philippians 2:5-11; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-block elementor-repeater-item-66103c6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon-box align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">5<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-tree\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-tablet\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">5<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-timeline-title\">The Holy Spirit<\/h2><div class=\"ha-timeline-content-text\"><p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">We believe in the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, who convicts the world of sin, regenerates those who believe, indwells, empowers, and guides believers into all truth. (John 16:7-15; Titus 3:5; Romans 8:9, 14)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-block elementor-repeater-item-63c2f51\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon-box align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">6<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-tree\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-tablet\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">6<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-timeline-title\">Humanity<\/h2><div class=\"ha-timeline-content-text\"><p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">We believe that God created man and woman in His own image, but they fell into sin through disobedience. As a result, all humanity is born with a sin nature, is alienated from God, and is under His just condemnation. (Genesis 1:26-27; Romans 3:23; 5:12)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-block elementor-repeater-item-e52f2fc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon-box align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">7<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-tree\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-tablet\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">7<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-timeline-title\">The Doctrines of Grace<\/h2><div class=\"ha-timeline-content-text\"><p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">We embrace the doctrines of grace, often summarized as:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><li class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Total Depravity:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Sin has affected every part of humanity, rendering us unable to save ourselves or even desire God apart from His grace.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Unconditional Election:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0God, before the foundation of the world, chose (elected) some to be saved, not based on any foreseen merit in them, but solely according to His good pleasure.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Limited Atonement (Definite Atonement):<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Christ&#8217;s death atoned specifically for the sins of those God has chosen to save, ensuring their salvation.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Irresistible Grace (Effectual Calling):<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0God&#8217;s grace irresistibly draws those He has chosen to Himself, enabling them to believe.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Perseverance of the Saints:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Those who are truly saved will persevere in faith and good works to the end, because God preserves them.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-block elementor-repeater-item-d6f490a\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon-box align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">8<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-tree\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-tablet\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">8<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-timeline-title\">The Church<\/h2><div class=\"ha-timeline-content-text\"><p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">We believe the church is the body of Christ, composed of all true believers, and is manifested in local congregations. We believe in believer&#8217;s baptism by immersion and the regular observance of the Lord&#8217;s Supper (Communion). We believe in the importance of church discipline and the shepherding of believers by qualified elders. (Ephesians 1:22-23; Hebrews 10:24-25; Acts 2:41-42; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Matthew 18:15-20; 1 Timothy 3; Titus 1)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-block elementor-repeater-item-e9b1f7b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon-box align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">9<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-tree\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-tablet\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">9<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-timeline-title\">The Return of Christ<\/h2><div class=\"ha-timeline-content-text\"><p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">We believe in the personal, visible, and imminent return of Jesus Christ to judge the living and the dead. (Acts 1:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18; Revelation 20:11-15)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-block elementor-repeater-item-9ce4fd4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon-box align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">10<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-tree\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow ha-timeline-content arrow\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-timeline-date ha-timeline-date-tablet\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date\">10<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-timeline-title\">Eternity<\/h2><div class=\"ha-timeline-content-text\"><p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; those who are saved to eternal life, and those who are lost to eternal punishment. (John 5:28-29; Revelation 20:11-15)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a98f88 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8a98f88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-269245c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"269245c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Confessional Standard<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b136200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-horizontal-timeline happy-addon ha-horizontal-timeline\" data-id=\"b136200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;animation_speed&quot;:800,&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:3}\" data-widget_type=\"ha-horizontal-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-wrapper ha-carousel\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-block elementor-repeater-item-933815e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-icon-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-date\">1689 Confession<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-top-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"huge huge-book-04\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-tree\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/grbc.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/81cs5GCwhcL-663x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2349\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grbc.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/81cs5GCwhcL-663x1024.webp 663w, https:\/\/grbc.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/81cs5GCwhcL-194x300.webp 194w, https:\/\/grbc.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/81cs5GCwhcL-768x1187.webp 768w, https:\/\/grbc.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/81cs5GCwhcL-8x12.webp 8w, https:\/\/grbc.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/81cs5GCwhcL.webp 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-description\"><p><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">We gladly affirm the<a href=\"https:\/\/grbc.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/The-1689-Baptist-Confession-of-Faith.pdf\"> 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">as a comprehensive and accurate summary of biblical teaching.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-block elementor-repeater-item-a675890\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-icon-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-date\">\u1263\u1355\u1272\u1235\u1275 \u12e8\u120d\u1306\u127d \u1275\u121d\u1205\u122d\u1275<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-top-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"huge huge-book-04\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-tree\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/grbc.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/31y8T7-jL.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2350\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grbc.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/31y8T7-jL.webp 333w, https:\/\/grbc.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/31y8T7-jL-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/grbc.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/31y8T7-jL-8x12.webp 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-horizontal-timeline-description\"><p><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">We also find the <a href=\"https:\/\/grbc.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/The-Baptist-Catechism.pdf\">Baptist Catechism <\/a><\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">helpful for instructing believers, especially children, in the foundational truths of the faith.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"slick-prev\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-left\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" 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data-id=\"46f9bd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While these documents are not inspired like Scripture, we believe they are faithful guides for understanding and applying God&#8217;s Word. We encourage you to read them to learn more about what we believe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75d4674 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75d4674\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bafcdd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bafcdd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c736e5c 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc30e7c ha-align-center ha-layout-block elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-advanced-heading happy-addon ha-advanced-heading happy-addon-pro\" data-id=\"fc30e7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-advanced-heading-tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-advanced-heading-wrap\" data-background-text=\"FAQ\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-advanced-heading-before\">Frequently<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-advanced-heading-center\">Asked<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-advanced-heading-after\">Questions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-advanced-heading-border\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c56d7d6 ha-accordion--icon-left ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-accordion happy-addon ha-accordion happy-addon-pro\" data-id=\"2c56d7d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ha-accordion__wrapper\" role=\"tablist\">\n                            <div class=\"ha-accordion__item\">\n                    <div id=\"ha-accordion__item-title-7431\" class=\"ha-accordion__item-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"ha-accordion__item-content-7431\">\n                                                    <span class=\"ha-accordion__item-icon ha-accordion__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                                                    <span class=\"ha-accordion__icon--closed\"><i class=\"hm hm-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n                                                                                                    <span class=\"ha-accordion__icon--opened\"><i class=\"hm hm-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n                                                            <\/span>\n                                                <div class=\"ha-accordion__item-title-inner\">\n                                                        <span class=\"ha-accordion__item-title-text\">What does it mean to be \"Reformed\"?<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div id=\"ha-accordion__item-content-7431\" class=\"ha-accordion__item-content\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ha-accordion__item-title-7431\">\n                        <p>Being &#8220;Reformed&#8221; means we embrace the theological heritage of the Protestant Reformation, emphasizing the sovereignty of God in all things, especially in salvation. We look to scripture alone as our ultimate authority in matters of faith and life.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ha-accordion__item\">\n                    <div id=\"ha-accordion__item-title-7432\" class=\"ha-accordion__item-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"ha-accordion__item-content-7432\">\n                                                    <span class=\"ha-accordion__item-icon ha-accordion__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                                                    <span class=\"ha-accordion__icon--closed\"><i class=\"hm hm-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n                                                                                                    <span class=\"ha-accordion__icon--opened\"><i class=\"hm hm-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n                                                            <\/span>\n                                                <div class=\"ha-accordion__item-title-inner\">\n                                                        <span class=\"ha-accordion__item-title-text\">What is the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith?<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div id=\"ha-accordion__item-content-7432\" class=\"ha-accordion__item-content\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ha-accordion__item-title-7432\">\n                        <p>The 1689 Confession is a systematic summary of what we believe the Bible teaches.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s a historical document that articulates Reformed theology from a Baptist perspective. It&#8217;s not inspired like the Bible, but we believe it&#8217;s a faithful explanation of its teachings.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ha-accordion__item\">\n                    <div id=\"ha-accordion__item-title-7433\" class=\"ha-accordion__item-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"ha-accordion__item-content-7433\">\n                                                    <span class=\"ha-accordion__item-icon ha-accordion__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                                                    <span class=\"ha-accordion__icon--closed\"><i class=\"hm hm-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n                                                                                                    <span class=\"ha-accordion__icon--opened\"><i class=\"hm hm-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n                                                            <\/span>\n                                                <div class=\"ha-accordion__item-title-inner\">\n                                                        <span class=\"ha-accordion__item-title-text\">What is the Baptist Catechism? <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div id=\"ha-accordion__item-content-7433\" class=\"ha-accordion__item-content\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ha-accordion__item-title-7433\">\n                        <p>A Catechism is a tool used to teach Christians, especially children, the basic tenets of the Christian faith through questions and answers. The Baptist Catechism is written from a reformed baptist understanding.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ha-accordion__item\">\n                    <div id=\"ha-accordion__item-title-7434\" class=\"ha-accordion__item-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"ha-accordion__item-content-7434\">\n                                                    <span class=\"ha-accordion__item-icon ha-accordion__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                                                    <span class=\"ha-accordion__icon--closed\"><i class=\"hm hm-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n                                                                                                    <span class=\"ha-accordion__icon--opened\"><i class=\"hm hm-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n                                                            <\/span>\n                                                <div class=\"ha-accordion__item-title-inner\">\n                                                        <span class=\"ha-accordion__item-title-text\">What are the \"Doctrines of Grace\"?<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div id=\"ha-accordion__item-content-7434\" class=\"ha-accordion__item-content\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ha-accordion__item-title-7434\">\n                        <p>These doctrines highlight God&#8217;s sovereign initiative in salvation. They include Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, and Perseverance of the Saints. They emphasize that salvation is entirely God&#8217;s work, from beginning to end.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ha-accordion__item\">\n                    <div id=\"ha-accordion__item-title-7435\" class=\"ha-accordion__item-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"ha-accordion__item-content-7435\">\n                                                    <span class=\"ha-accordion__item-icon ha-accordion__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                                                    <span class=\"ha-accordion__icon--closed\"><i class=\"hm hm-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n                                                                                                    <span class=\"ha-accordion__icon--opened\"><i class=\"hm hm-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n                                                            <\/span>\n                                                <div class=\"ha-accordion__item-title-inner\">\n                                                        <span class=\"ha-accordion__item-title-text\">Why are you \"Baptist\"?<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div id=\"ha-accordion__item-content-7435\" class=\"ha-accordion__item-content\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ha-accordion__item-title-7435\">\n                        <p>We are Baptist because we believe that baptism is only for those who have professed faith in Jesus Christ (believer&#8217;s baptism) and should be administered by immersion. We also hold to other Baptist distinctives, such as regenerate church membership (only believers in the church), the autonomy of the local church, and soul liberty (freedom of conscience in religious matters).<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ha-accordion__item\">\n                    <div id=\"ha-accordion__item-title-7436\" class=\"ha-accordion__item-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"ha-accordion__item-content-7436\">\n                                                    <span class=\"ha-accordion__item-icon ha-accordion__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                                                    <span class=\"ha-accordion__icon--closed\"><i class=\"hm hm-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n                                                                                                    <span class=\"ha-accordion__icon--opened\"><i class=\"hm hm-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n                                                            <\/span>\n                                                <div class=\"ha-accordion__item-title-inner\">\n                                                        <span class=\"ha-accordion__item-title-text\">How can I learn more?<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div id=\"ha-accordion__item-content-7436\" class=\"ha-accordion__item-content\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ha-accordion__item-title-7436\">\n                        <p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0We encourage you to read the <\/span><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/grbc.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/The-1689-Baptist-Confession-of-Faith.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith<\/span><\/a><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/grbc.et\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/The-Baptist-Catechism.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Baptist Catechism<\/span><\/a><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">. You can also listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/grbc.et\/am\/sermons\/\">sermons<\/a> on our website. And, of course, we invite you to visit us for worship!<\/span><\/p>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-423d240 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"423d240\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a424b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f7a424b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What We Believe &#8216; Salvation belongs to the Lord ! &#8216;Jonah 2:9 Home As a Reformed Baptist church We are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-167","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grbc.et\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grbc.et\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grbc.et\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grbc.et\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grbc.et\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167"}],"version-history":[{"count":136,"href":"https:\/\/grbc.et\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2925,"href":"https:\/\/grbc.et\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/167\/revisions\/2925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grbc.et\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}