About

Sardis Baptist Church was established in 1811 when some members of the Saxe-Gotha Lutheran Church left and established Sardis Baptist Church. At that time it was the only Baptist church in the area. The first church was built of logs, and the pews were made of hewed logs with peg legs. After a fire destroyed the church, it was moved to its present location in 1835. For 187 years Sardis Baptist Church has been serving God in its present location, training disciples of Jesus Christ to reach the world with the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Sardis Baptist Church is a self-governing church that associates with the Southern Baptist Convention, the South Carolina Baptist Convention, and the Lexington Baptist Association.

We believe that ordinary men were divinely moved by the Holy Spirit to write the very words of Scripture, and therefore the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God. We believe that God, as the author, reveals Himself to mankind through it. We believe the Bible is without error.

We believe there is only one God who exists in three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe Jesus Christ is the second member of the Trinity, the Son of God, who became flesh to reveal God to humanity and to become the Savior of the lost world.

We believe all people were created in the image of God for the purpose of fellowship with Him, but through willful, sinful disobedience became alienated from that relationship. As a result, people are incapable of regaining a right relationship with God through their own efforts.

We believe the blood of Jesus Christ, shed on the cross, provides the sole basis for the forgiveness of sin. God freely offers salvation to those who place their faith in the death and resurrection of Christ as the only sufficient payment for their sin.

We believe the church is the body of Christ, of which Jesus Christ is the head. The members of the church are those who have trusted by faith the finished work of Christ. The purpose of the church is to glorify God by loving Him and by making Him known to the lost world.

We believe the church is the body of Christ, of which Jesus Christ is the head. The members of the church are those who have trusted by faith the finished work of Christ. The purpose of the church is to glorify God by loving Him and by making Him known to the lost world.