CHURCH COMMUNITY BUILDER, INC. SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
IMPORTANT
PLEASE READ THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (“AGREEMENT”) CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE CHURCH COMMUNITY BUILDER, INC. (“CCB”) SOFTWARE. BY CLICKING ON THE “SUBMIT” BUTTON, AND/OR EXECUTING A SALES ORDER FORM INCORPORATING THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR ACCESSING CCB’S PROPRIETARY INTERNET CHURCH MANAGEMENT SOLUTION (“THE SERVICE”), YOU ARE ACCEPTING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
If you are signing up for the service on behalf of an organization (“Customer”), you represent that you are duly authorized to represent the organization and accept the terms and conditions of the agreement on behalf of Customer. By your acceptance, a binding contract is then formed between CCB and Customer in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You personally agree not to commit or encourage any violation of the Agreement between CCB and Customer. If you are entering into this agreement on behalf of Customer, the term “you” in this agreement means Customer and all of its employees. If you are signing up for the Service on your own behalf, or if you are not authorized to represent the organization on whose behalf you purport to sign up, you agree that you are personally bound by this Agreement.
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. THIS AGREEMENT MAY HAVE CHANGED SINCE YOUR LAST VISIT TO THIS WEB SITE AND TO THE SERVICE. YOU AGREE TO CHECK FOR UPDATES TO THIS AGREEMENT. BY USING THIS WEB SITE OR THE SERVICE, YOU INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT USE THIS WEB SITE OR THE SERVICE.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ACCESS TO THIS WEB SITE AND USE OF THE SERVICE. BY LOGGING ONTO THE WEB SITE OR ACCESSING THE SERVICE THROUGH ANY INTERFACE, YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.
Welcome
As part of the Service, CCB will provide you with use of the Service, including a browser interface and data encryption, transmission, access and storage. Your registration for, or use of, the Service shall be deemed to be your agreement to abide by this Agreement including any materials available on the CCB website incorporated by reference herein, including but not limited to CCB’s privacy and security policies and CCB’s Statement of Belief.
The Service is offered in several versions:
- Essential
- Standard
- Deluxe
Please see the CCB website for feature differences between the various versions. Your Contract will indicate the version you are purchasing.
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Permitted Use.
- Under the terms and conditions of this Agreement, CCB agrees to provide to Customer and permitted users access to the Service hosted by CCB, and set up a private dedicated database for the exclusive use by Customer.
- The Service is to be used only by Customer and users authorized by Customer who are members of Customer. Customer will have the ability to assign user logins and passwords to selected individuals maintained in their dedicated church database. Customer will have full control over who is authorized to access/use this Service, provided that (i) Customer shall not authorize persons who are not members of Customer; and (ii) any password issued to an authorized user will be disabled when such person is no longer a member of Customer. Customer will inform CCB immediately of any actual or potential unauthorized use of a password.
- Customer will be able to assign administrator privileges on a user-by-user basis. All use of the Service is provided via the Internet through a standard Internet browser and/or email client. In order to use the Service, Customer and Customer authorized users (“Users”) are responsible, at their own expense, to acquire access to the Internet and to provide all equipment and software needed.
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Choice/Opt-Out
- CCB’s anti-spam policy tolerates only permission-based email. Recipients of email always have the opportunity to opt-out or change preferences via a link in the footer of all non-transactional email messages.
- In all emails sent by Customer using the Service, Customer agrees to include a clear and conspicuous explanation of how the recipient can opt out of getting email from Customer in the future. Customer also agrees to give a return email address or other easy way to allow people to communicate their opt-out choice to Customer. Customer shall process all opt-out requests within 10 business days.
- Customer acknowledges that CCB shall not be required to forward any information to Customer from a recipient who has opted-out of receiving emails from CCB or Customer.
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Passwords and Account Security
- You agree and understand that you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of passwords associated with any account you use to access the Service.
- Accordingly, you agree that you shall be solely responsible to CCB for all activities that occur under your account.
- If you become aware of any unauthorized use of your password or of your account, you agree to notify CCB immediately.
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Customer Proprietary Data Rights.
- The data, information, or material (“Data”) submitted to the Service is for the exclusive use of Customer. CCB agrees not to use, distribute or disclose any of the Data except for disclosures required by law as set forth in Section V below. CCB shall have the right to remove any Data that violates this Agreement (i) immediately, if required by law; (ii) immediately, if CCB believes the failure to do so could cause irreparable harm; or (iii) otherwise upon five (5) business day written notice to Customer. CCB shall back-up and deliver a copy of Data to Customer in connection with any removal. Customer agrees to evaluate and bear all risks associated with the use of any Data, including any reliance on the accuracy and usefulness of such Data. The obligations under this Section IV shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
- You agree that you will not upload or transmit any Data that infringes, misappropriates or violates any rights of any party.
- CCB has the right to remove any or all e-mail addresses which are deemed by intermediaries, including internet services providers, to be “spamming” addresses or addresses that otherwise degrade the performance of the application or create significant rejections or are otherwise not being used for bona fide church management purposes.
- Customer shall not allow anyone working on its behalf to (i) perform any technical security integrity review, penetration test, load test, denial-of-service simulation or vulnerability scan without CCB’s prior written consent, or (ii) attempt to access the data of another customer. Such prohibition includes a prohibition on employment of automatic emulation devices in connection with the Service.
- Downgrading your Service may cause the loss of Data, features, or capacity of your Account. CCB does not accept any liability for such loss.
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CCB Account Information and Data.
CCB does not own or have any rights to any Data that Customer submits as a result of using this Service except that CCB may use aggregate general statistical data as set forth below. CCB will not monitor, edit, or disclose any information regarding Customer or Customer’s database without Customer’s express written permission except in accordance with this Agreement or as may be required by law. For example, CCB may be required to disclose Data to cooperate with regulators or law enforcement authorities to comply with a legal process such as a court order, subpoena, search warrant, or law enforcement request. In addition, CCB may review certain user registration and statistical information such as usage or user traffic patterns in summative form for internal planning purposes in operating the Service. CCB may access and modify Customer database in order to respond to service or technical problems when requested to do so by Customer, law enforcement officials or any third party claiming misappropriation or breach of privacy or data rights.
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CCB Proprietary Rights.
Customer acknowledges and agrees that the Service contains proprietary and confidential methods and information that are protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. You agree that you will not, directly or indirectly, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code, object code, or underlying structure, ideas, or algorithms of, or found at or through the Service or any software, documentation, or data related to the Service; remove any proprietary notices or labels from the Service; modify, translate, or create derivative works based on the Service; or copy, distribute, pledge, assign, or otherwise transfer or encumber rights to the Service.
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API Terms.
Customers may access their data via an Application Program Interface (“API”). Any use of the API, including use of the API through a third-party product that accesses the Service, is bound by the terms of this agreement plus the following specific terms: (i) Customer expressly understands and agrees that CCB shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses (even if CCB has been advised of the possibility of such damages), resulting from Customer’s use of the API or third-party products that access data via the API. (ii) Abuse or excessively frequent requests to the Service via the API may result in the temporary or permanent suspension of your account’s access to the API. CCB, in its sole discretion, will determine abuse or excessive usage of the API. CCB will make a reasonable attempt via email to warn Customer prior to suspension. (iii) CCB reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, Customer’s access to the API (or any part thereof) with or without notice.
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Availability of Service.
CCB will provide at least two business days advance e-mail notice of any scheduled downtime for backup, maintenance or updates. Additionally, CCB will make commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the quality of the service we provide is of at least prevailing industry standards, and that access to the Service is available on a 24x7 basis. However, although CCB will use all reasonable efforts in good faith to avoid interruption of the Service, Customer acknowledges and agrees that access to the Service may be unavailable from time to time for any reason, including without limitation, interruption of major network connectivity, network and server outages, and backup and regular maintenance by CCB and any operators of our servers. In the event a 99.9% uptime is not maintained as an average in any month (excluding planned downtime for backups, regular maintenance and updates to the Service) (the “Uptime Milestone”), Customer may request a pro-rata refund of downtime exceeding 40 minutes for that month or terminate the Service and will receive a pro-rata refund for the unused term of the Subscription Agreement for use of the Service (excluding any setup fees, data conversion fees, etc.). Other exclusions to the "Uptime Milestone" include interruptions of major network connectivity outside of CCB's facilities, problems with Customer network or connectivity, and DNS or browser caching.
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CCB Service Providers, Vendors and Business Partner Information Disclosure
CCB employs third party companies to facilitate our services to Customer. These services may include, but are not limited to, file storage, encrypted backup services, web analytics, payment processing, email delivery, text messaging, hardware, or networking equipment. These third parties may have access to personal information insomuch as their services are employed by CCB.
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Customer Assigned Administrators.
Customer will select a primary (“Master Administrator”) and one other designated contact (“Secondary Administrator”) to manage Customer’s use of the Service, to authorize users to access the Service, and to serve as the primary technical interface with CCB Customer Service Representatives.
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Customer Support Services.
CCB will provide quality technical support to Customer. A 24-hour Online Help System will be available to all Users. For questions or information not addressed in the CCB User’s Manual or Online Help System, additional support will be available to the Master Administrator and Secondary Administrator via eSupport Tickets. Responses to eSupport Tickets will occur typically within one (1) business day. CCB’s Customer Support Representatives will be available to assist Customers Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Mountain Time.
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User Conduct.
Customer agrees to abide by all applicable local, state, national and foreign laws, treaties and regulations in connection with using this Service. Without limiting the foregoing, Customer agrees not to use the Service or information from the Service for any of the following:
- communication that violates any law, including illegal email solicitations, advertising, promotional materials, chain letters, pyramid schemes or any other form of duplicative or unsolicited messages that are not in full compliance with applicable laws, including, if applicable, the laws of charitable solicitation applicable to any charity or fundraiser raising money for Customer;
- harvesting, collecting, gathering or assembling information or data regarding other users, including email addresses, without their consent;
- transmitting through or posting on the Service unlawful, immoral, libelous, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, threatening, harmful, invasive of another’s privacy, vulgar, obscene or otherwise objectionable material of any kind or nature or which is harmful to minors in any way;
- transmitting any material that may infringe the intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights of third parties, including trademark, copyright or right of publicity;
- transmitting any material that contains software viruses or other harmful or deleterious computer code, files or programs such as Trojan horses, worms, time bombs or cancel bots;
- interfering with or disrupting the integrity of any data or computer-based information or any servers or networks connected to the Service or violating the regulations, policies or procedures of such networks;
- attempting to gain unauthorized access to the Service, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Service, through password mining or any other means; or,
- harassing or interfering with another user’s use and enjoyment of the Service. CCB, at its own discretion, may immediately disable your access to the Service or remove all or a portion of your Data, without refund, if CCB believes in its sole discretion that you have violated any of the policies listed above.
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Representations and Warranties.
- CCB represents and warrants that CCB will provide the Service in a manner consistent with general industry standards reasonably applicable to the provision thereof and that the Service will perform substantially in accordance with CCB’s online help documentation under normal use and circumstances.
- CCB also warrants and represents that it will not share, rent, sell, or trade personal information (including email addresses) that identifies Customer or its authorized users to third parties, and will only provide information such as Customer’s name, address, and credit card number to businesses for credit verification and billing services, and to ensure that CCB receives proper payment for the Services, and to CCB service providers for the purpose of providing the Service.
- CCB represents that it has implemented reasonable security measures to prevent the loss, misuse and alteration of the Confidential Information in its possession. CCB uses various security measures to protect the information it collects, as appropriate to the type of information, including encryption, firewalls and access controls. CCB has agreements in place with each of its service providers, vendors and business partners requiring such third party to protect any Confidential Information transferred to them by implementing industry-standard security measures at least as restrictive as CCB's security measures.
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Service Fees.
- Customer agrees to pay all applicable fees as specified in Customer’s Service Agreement. Fees are payable in advance and are due before the first day of the month. Prepaid training and/or data migration fees are forfeited if Customer fails to submit data or complete training within one year of Agreement.
- CCB reserves the right to disable your Account if you fail to make payments for the Service after ten (10) days from which said payments are due. Payments will be considered past due if not received within ten (10) days after the date the payment is due.
- All fees paid are not refundable. However, if CCB terminates or cancels the Service or Agreement, with or without cause, CCB shall refund Customer the unused portion of the fees remaining for the Agreement’s term.
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Renewal / Notice of Termination.
This Agreement will be valid for a period of one (1) year commencing on the start date. Customer shall have the right to renew this Agreement for additional one (1) year periods commencing on the annual anniversary of the start date. Pricing for any renewal will be based upon normal weekly attendance and billed at current pricing as specified on the CCB web site or in a CCB Proposal. CCB shall provide Customer written notice of the current pricing sixty (60) days before the expiration of this Agreement. Should Customer elect to renew this Agreement, pricing may change based on updated normal weekly attendance. Unless terminated for cause by CCB as set forth herein, this Agreement will continue for the duration of the annual term as set forth in this Agreement. Upon the expiration of this Agreement without a renewal by Customer, the Service shall be terminated and Customer’s account shall be deleted.
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Non-Payment / Suspension of Service.
In addition to any other rights granted to CCB herein, CCB reserves the right to suspend or terminate this Agreement and Customer's access to the Service if the account becomes delinquent (falls into arrears). If Customer or CCB initiates termination of this Agreement, Customer will be obligated to pay any balance due on the account computed in accordance with Section XIV above. Customer agrees that CCB may charge such unpaid fees to a credit card or otherwise bill Customer for such unpaid fees. CCB reserves the right to impose a reconnection fee in the event Customer is suspended and thereafter request access to the Service.
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Termination for Cause.
Any unauthorized access, use, copying, disclosure, distribution, or sub-licensing by Customer or with Customer’s aid or consent of the Service or any related methods, techniques, or processes, except as permitted under this Agreement will be deemed a material breach of this Agreement. Additionally, any actions taken by Customer or its users in conflict with Section XII will also be deemed a material breach of this Agreement. CCB in its sole discretion, within reason, may terminate or suspend the password, account or use of the Service if Customer or its Users materially breach this Agreement provided that CCB provides Customer a ten (10) day written notice and a fifteen (15) day period to cure any and all material breaches thereafter.
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Termination of Service.
Customer agrees that upon termination pursuant to Sections XVI or XVII above, CCB will delete all files and information related to the Service after providing Customer written notice ten (10) business days before such deletion to allow Customer’s files to be downloaded or sent by e-mail and, thereafter, will bar any further access to the Service. Additionally, CCB shall transfer Customer’s Data into a general portable format within five (5) business days from the date of termination. Customer may terminate the Service on five business days advance notice for failure by CCB to achieve the Uptime Milestone or due to a security breach. In such event, Customer, as its sole and exclusive monetary remedy in connection with such termination, may elect to have refunded the price paid in advance (if any) for the remaining portion of Agreement’s term for use of the Service (excluding any setup fees). CCB may terminate use on notice of the Service if Customer is a competitor of CCB and upon such termination shall refund a pro-rata portion of the fees paid for the unused term of the Subscription Agreement.
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Disclaimer of Warranties.
Use of the Service and any reliance by you upon the Service, including any action taken by you because of such use or reliance, is at your sole risk. CCB does not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free, nor does it make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from use of the Service. The Service is provided “as-is” and CCB disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement.
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Limitation of Liability.
IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY EXCEED THE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID BY AND/OR DUE FROM CUSTOMER IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM. IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY AND/OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY TYPE OR KIND (INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE) ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS SERVICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, OR FOR ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM OR THROUGH THE SERVICE, ANY INTERRUPTION, INACCURACY, ERROR OR OMISSION, REGARDLESS OF CAUSE IN THE CONTENT, EVEN IF THE PARTY FROM WHICH DAMAGES ARE BEING SOUGHT OR SUCH PARTY’S LICENSORS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THIS LIMITATION AND EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
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Indemnity.
Subject in all cases to the limitations set forth in Section XX (Limitation of Liability), the parties agree to the indemnity provisions set forth in subsections (a)-(d) below:
- Customer agrees to indemnify CCB and its officers, directors, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns and agents (collectively, the “CCB Indemnitees”), and defend and hold the CCB Indemnitees harmless from and against all liabilities, losses, damages, settlements, actions, claims, suits, penalties, fines or expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and other expenses of litigation) incurred by any CCB Indemnitees relating to or arising from or occurring as a result of Customer's use of the Service; Customer's connection to the Service; Customer's violation of this Agreement; or Customer's violation of any proprietary or other rights of another, provided that: (i) the CCB Indemnitees notify Customer in writing of the claim within 30 days of notice of such claim; (ii) Customer has sole control of the defense and resolution of such claim; and, (iii) the CCB Indemnitees provide Customer with the reasonable assistance to perform Customer's obligations under this Section. Customer will reimburse the CCB Indemnitees' reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing such assistance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be construed to require Customer to indemnify any of the CCB Indemnitees for a claim to the extent caused by or resulting from such CCB Indemnitees’ own negligence or willful misconduct.
- CCB shall indemnify Customer and its officers, directors, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Customer Indemnitees”), and defend and hold the Indemnitees harmless from and against all liabilities, losses, damages, settlements, actions, claims, suits, penalties, fines or expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and other expenses of litigation) incurred by any Customer Indemnitees, relating to or arising from or occurring as a result of infringement by the CCB Service of any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights of a third party; or CCB’s violation of this Agreement, provided that: (i) Customer Indemnitees notify CCB in writing of the claim within 30 days of notice of such claim; (ii) CCB has sole control of the defense and resolution of such claim; and, (iii) Customer Indemnitees provide CCB with the reasonable assistance to perform CCB's obligations under this Section. CCB will reimburse Customer Indemnitees' reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing such assistance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be construed to require CCB to indemnify any of the Customer Indemnitees for a claim to the extent caused by or resulting from such Customer Indemnitees’ own negligence or willful misconduct.
- Each party shall also indemnify, defend and hold the other party and its respective Indemnitees (as defined in (a) and (b) above) free and harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, lawsuits, judgments, costs, expenses and other liabilities of every nature, including attorneys' fees, arising from the breach or inaccuracy of any of the indemnifying party's representations or warranties contained in this Agreement.
- Neither CCB nor the Customer shall be obligated to indemnify the other party in any manner whatsoever for the other party’s negligence or willful misconduct.
- The foregoing indemnification provisions shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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Nondisclosure.
By virtue of this Agreement, the parties may have access to information that is confidential to one another (“Confidential Information”). The parties agree not to make each other’s Confidential Information available in any form to any third party or to use each other’s Confidential Information for any purpose other than the implementation of the Agreement. Each party agrees to take all reasonable steps to ensure that Confidential Information is not disclosed or distributed by its employees or agents in violation of the provision of this Agreement.
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Governing Law and Jurisdiction.
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, without regard to its conflict of law provisions and shall be deemed to be executed in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Customer and CCB also agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in the State of Colorado.
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Notices.
Notices to Customer shall be made by e-mail to a designated account reference with a copy delivered first class mail to the then existing address of Customer shown on the records of CCB. Notice to CCB shall be sent to:
Church Community Builder, Inc.
12265 Oracle Blvd, Suite 105
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
with a copy facsimile: (719) 623-0300Notices sent by overnight delivery service shall be deemed received on the business day of receipt from the delivery service. Mailed notices shall be deemed received upon the earlier of the date of delivery shown on the return-receipt, or the second business day after the date of mailing. Notices sent by facsimile transmission shall be deemed served on the date of transmission, provided that is during regular business hours, otherwise on the next business day. The Service may also provide notices of changes to the Terms of Service or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices to Customer’s message center.
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Entire Agreement.
This Agreement constitutes the complete Agreement between the parties and, except as provided, supersedes all previous agreements or representations, written or oral, with respect to the Services described herein.
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Attorneys’ Fees.
Should either party bring legal action (including arbitration) to enforce its rights under this Agreement, the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to recover from the losing party its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs in addition to any other relief to which the prevailing party is entitled. The parties further agree that any attorneys’ fees incurred in enforcing any judgment are recoverable as a separate item, and that this provision is intended to be severable from the other provisions of this Agreement, shall survive the judgment, and is not to be deemed merged into the judgment.
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Acceptance.
This Agreement becomes effective upon:
- acceptance of these terms by Customer as evidence by assent of the person accepting this Agreement or
- valid payment by Customer which constitutes an electronic signature
- acceptance by CCB as shown by an acceptance response or commencement of use of the Service.
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General.
The Terms of Service do not limit any rights that CCB may have under trade secret, copyright, patent, trademark, or other laws. The failure of CCB to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the remaining provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The section titles in the Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. The Agreement will inure to the benefit of CCB and its successors and assigns. Some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages in certain circumstances. Accordingly, some of the above limitations may not apply. All representations, warranties, terms, disclaimers, and limitations in the Agreement shall survive the termination of Customer’s account or access to the Service.
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Statement of Belief.
Church Community Builder is a non-denominational ministry that works with all Bible believing Christian churches that embrace traditional Christian theology.
We Believe that:
There is one God eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19).
Jesus Christ is God the Son and is true God and true man (Phil 2:5-8).
Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin (Matthew 1:18 & 23), led a sinless life, took on Himself all our sins (Romans 5:8-9), died on the cross, and rose again (1 Corinthians 15:1-4), and is seated at the right hand of the Father as our mediator (Heb 9:15) and advocate (1 John 2:1).
The Bible is God’s Word, uniquely and fully inspired by the Holy Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16-17), and is authoritative on all matters on which it speaks (2 Peter 1:20-21).
All people sin and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23) and will face eternal separation from God unless they come into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ (John 3:16-17).
Salvation is a free gift from God (Ephesians 2:8-9) that can only be received by faith in Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12, Galatians 2:16).
God works through the members of His church to evangelize the lost and teach believers to obey His commands (Matthew 28:18-20).
Churches are to be open to and accepting of all people, offering God’s love and redemption to each person without prejudice or condemnation (John 3:16-18).
However, in their efforts to reach out, churches must take care to uphold the Word of God, and not engage in moral compromise (Romans 12:2) or affirm any sin such as sexual immorality, idolatry, adultery, homosexuality, stealing, greed, drunkenness, slander, swindling (1 Corinthians 6:9-10), murder, strife, deceit, malice, gossip (Romans 1:21-32), witchcraft, hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, factions, or envy (Galatians 5:19-21).
God’s people are called to holiness in all aspects of life (Galatians 5:22-25), with the goal of being conformed to the image of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Romans 8:29).
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Notice of Right to Refuse Service.
CCB reserves the right to deny access to or terminate the Service to those churches or ministries who, in its opinion, are in conflict with its Statement of Belief.