Murphy Hill Baptist Church is a Southern Baptist congregation committed to the authority of Scripture, the centrality of Jesus Christ, and the mission of making disciples. We joyfully affirm the Christian faith as expressed in the Bible and summarized in the Baptist Faith and Message.
We believe the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God, and it serves as the foundation for all that we believe and practice. Through the faithful preaching and teaching of Scripture, we seek to know God more fully and to live in obedience to His will.
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, fully God and fully Man, who lived a sinless life, died on the cross for our sins, and rose bodily from the grave. Salvation is a gift of God’s grace, received through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ alone.
We believe the church is the body of Christ, made up of believers who have been redeemed by Christ and called to worship, fellowship, discipleship, service, and mission. As a Baptist church, we practice believer’s baptism by immersion and observe the Lord’s Supper as an act of obedience and remembrance.
We are committed to the Great Commission, seeking to share the gospel locally, nationally, and globally. Through cooperation with the Southern Baptist Convention, we support missions and theological education as we work together to take the message of Christ to the world.
At Murphy Hill Baptist Church, we desire to be a loving, Christ-centered community where people are encouraged to grow in faith, serve with purpose, and live out the gospel in everyday life. Grounded in biblical truth and guided by the Holy Spirit, we strive to glorify God in all that we do.
Murphy Hill Baptist Church is an autonomous local body of believers. The church subscribes to the doctrinal statement of "The Baptist Faith and Message" as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention assembled in Memphis, Tennessee, May 14, 1925, revised May 9, 1963, revised June 14th, 2000. We believe in the two church ordinances, baptism by immersion and the Lord's Supper, open to believers. We acknowledge Sunday as a day of worship and rest.