Statement of Basic Beliefs:

We accept the sixty-six books of the Holy Bible, Old and New Testaments, as the inspired written word of God and the sole authority for our beliefs and practices.

We also recognize the doctrinal confession, entitled The Baptist Faith and Message as adpoted by the Southern Baptist Convention in 1998, as the guideline for the church's corporate belief and teaching.

Affiliation:

Chestnut Street Baptist Church is affiliated with the Central Washington Baptist Association, the Northwest Baptist Convention, and the Southern Baptist Convention.

Church Membership:

There are three ways to become a member of Chestnut Street Baptist Church:

• Baptism following counsel with the pastor, a deacon, or a member of the church body.
• Present or promise a letter of dismissal in good standing from a Baptist church of like faith and order.
• Statement of prior conversion experience, baptism by immersion, and a willingness to ascribe to the principles of Scripture expressed in The Baptist Faith and Message adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention in 1998.