About Us

Pearce  Baptist Church, being a church in good standing with the Southern  Baptist Convention, the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, and the Tar River Baptist Association, affirms its own articles of faith, available here.

In accordance with this document, we affirm the following doctrines of the orthodox Christian faith:

We believe that God is living, and His existence does not depend on any  other being. He exists eternally and unchanging as one being and three  persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Each of these persons  of the Trinity carries the full essence of deity, and is united with  each other in one essence. 

We believe that all Scripture is breathed out by God and is the sole  infallible rule of faith for the church. Scripture contains no mixture  of error, and is the revelation of God’s character, nature, and moral  standards, as well as His redemptive plan for salvation for humanity in  Jesus Christ. The Holy Scriptures are composed of 66 books, 39 books in  the Old Testament, and 27 books in the New Testament. 

We believe that humanity was created by God in His own image for the  purpose of worship, and as such, every human being possesses value and  dignity in the eyes of God. We recognize this inherent value in all  humanity, and as such believe that all humans have a responsibility to  preserve life whenever possible. 

We believe that all people are sinners by nature and by choice and are accountable to God, who is absolutely holy. We believe that our condition, along with all evil in the world comes from Adam and Eve's original sin. Because God is holy, He must punish sin.

We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, that He is fully God and fully man. We believe that He was born free of sin, by the virgin Mary, lived a life in accordance with God’s Law, was crucified by  Pontius Pilate, was buried, was raised from the dead three days later,  and ascended to the right hand of the Father. 

We believe that Jesus Christ, God's perfect Son, was the recipient of God's wrath on the cross that our sin earned. We believe that Jesus’ death paid the penalty for everyone who believes and confesses that Jesus Christ is Lord and repents of their sin. We believe that faith in Jesus Christ and repentance from sin is the only path to salvation. 

The New Testament teaches in many places the visible and personal return of Jesus to this earth.  The time of his coming is not revealed.  It is the duty of all believers to live in readiness for his coming. 

A local church is a congregation of baptized believers, associated by covering the faith and fellowship of the gospel; observing the ordinances of Christ, governed by his laws, and exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by his word, and seeking to extend the gospel to the end of the earth.  Its scriptural officers are bishops, elders, and deacons. The universal church includes all genuine believers.

We believe in the command of Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:18-20 for the  gospel to be preached to all creation for the forgiveness of sins. We  believe that every disciple of Jesus Christ has a responsibility to  preach the gospel and disciple others, and teach what Christ’s commands  are.