Our Beliefs

From the Pastor

Our church's goal is to be known as the church that communicates God's Word with excellence and fidelity. My personal goal in my ministry is threefold. I desire to introduce you to Christ, that you will fall in love with Him through Bible study, and that you will find a place to serve Him here in Hanover Baptist.

Our church is here to serve the King of Kings and to become a spiritual family to which you can belong.

On occasion I write on topics that are near to my heart. I'll share these thoughts with you on my blog.

Rick Crookshank, Pastor

Our Doctrine

We believe in the verbal, plenary inspiration of the Bible. We are premillennial and dispensational. We are baptistic in our church polity and believe that churches should associate together with churches of like faith and practice.

Jesus said: "I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him Who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life." (John 5:24)

We believe that all men are concluded in unbelief and are destined for Hell without the gracious intervention of God in their life. The good news of the Gospel is made possible through the finished work of Christ on the cross and the regeneration wrought in the heart by the Holy Spirit. This gift is appropriated through faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ.

The Baptist Faith & Message 2000 identifies and affirms "certain definite doctrines that Baptists believe, cherish, and with which they have been and are now closely identified."

Our Values

God's Excellence

Christianity is not a mediocre religion.

God's Work

The Work of God is accomplished at the communication and reception of the Word of God.

God's Economy

Our church will seek to maintain multi-generational relevancy, strengthen the family, strive to draw young people into the life of the church, and promote intergenerational ministry.

God's Mission Priority

The Hanover Baptist Church mission outreach is broken into three priority mission fields: First, reach our own children and families with the Word; second, reach our neighbors and community with the Gospel; and third, train, approve and send missionaries to evangelize the world.

Our Values in Detail