Our church has had a rich history of ministering the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Greater Attleboro area. Having begun in 1972 under a different name, it has labored under varied pastoral leaderships until the present.
At the direction of the Lord and with the consent of the people, I became it's pastor in May of 1993. And in May of 1998, the church was reorganized as Word of Truth Baptist Church with it's current Covenant and Statement of Faith.
It has truly been my privilege to be it's pastor for these many years, now. My wife, Virginia and I look forward to future years with great anticipation to see what the Lord can and will do through his people.
In May of 2010, my wife and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. The Lord has blessed our union with three wonderful children, albeit not perfect, but what can you expect when you consider the source!
This May also marked my 17th year as pastor of the church of believers which meets in Attleboro. Seventeen years of trying to help God's people maintain a spiritual walk has been challenging to say the least. But thanks be to God that some have grown in their walk with the Lord, while still others have left, settling for a form of godliness rather than the real thing. Religious carnality appears to be more appealing to most rather than taking up the cross and dying to self.
We place great emphasis on the King James Bible, the family and personal responsibility. We are very skeptical of modern methods as they have typically shown to be rooted in worldly or skewed philosophies derived from doctrinal error. Therefore, we maintain a traditional approach to ministry, separation and music.
In light of the Laodicean age, where the churches are rich in methodologies and fleshly motivations, but severely lacking in the power of God and the unction of the Holy Ghost, we endeavor to keep our eyes and hearts fixed upon Him, the only one who is capable of bringing true repentance to the hearts of losts souls. We recognize that salvation is truly the work of God wrought for a lost sinner who comes to Christ with a repentant heart.
If you are passing through our area, we pray that our church can be a place of refreshment to your soul. If you are from the Attleboro, Rehoboth, Plainville, Norton, Mansfield, Seekonk, Cumberland, Pawtucket areas or any other area in southeastern Massachusetts and northern Rhode Island, we hope that you might find the Lord's folks here, great folks with which to keep company.
We are so thankful for the faithful who have esteemed the reproach of Christ greater riches!
In Christ,
Pastor Edward R. Cross
