WHAT WE BELIEVE ABOUT. . .

Communion - Using the physical elements of the bread, which represents the Savior's body, and the cup, which represents His shed blood, believers use this ceremony within the worship service to remember what Christ has done for us on the cross. In Luke 22:19, Christ leads the first communion service and instructs His disciples: "Do this in remembrance of me." Communion services at Canaan are quarterly, following the regular morning worship, and add an additional 15 minutes to the worship service's time.

Baptism - Scripture instructs believers to be baptized as an outward sign of one's faith. Baptism serves to illustrate the believer's solidarity with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. At CBC we practice baptism by immersion for believers. Parents wishing to have believing children baptized should arrange to meet with the pastor so as to evaluate an individual child's readiness to participate in this ceremony.

Infant Dedication - Instead of infant baptism, we periodically hold a brief ceremony during the Sunday morning worship service where parents of newborns or older babies publicly declare their intent to raise their children in the training and instruction of the Lord. The ceremony itself includes a time of exhortation to the parents as well as to the church family and concludes with a corporate prayer.

The Lord's Return  - We believe in the pretribulation, premillenial return of Christ. We hold to the blessed hope of His personal, visible, imminent return. Click HERE for Chart and Timeline