Why Churches Affiliate with KCEA?

KCEA’s name says a lot about why KCEA merits church support.

Keystone

• Independent, autonomous state organization
• Effective leadership responsible to the local grassroots
• Standing with separated fundamentalists in ecclesiastical matters and with conservative groups in civic matters
• Fundamental to the preservation of our historic, religious liberties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Christian

• Biblical in our perspective
• Orthodox in our doctrinal statement
• Fundamental in our positions
• Separatist, uncompromising in our ecclesiastical patterns

Education

• Protecting religious liberties through a regular active presence in the legislature
• Disseminating information relative to Christian family, church, and school issues
• Promoting Christian education through quality programs for the students, school administrators, and church leadership
• Providing discerning leadership for Christians in an increasingly humanist, secular, pleasure-seeking society

Association

• Self-perpetuating, diversified Board of Directors
• Decisionmaking limited to affiliating ministries
• Collective action with other like-minded independents
• Supporting the autonomy of the family, the local school, and the local church

The History and Practice of KCEA Demonstrate
Why Churches Can Support KCEA with Confidence.

Keystone Christian Education Association
Service to and Supported by the Local Church

6101 Bell Road
Harrisburg, PA 17111
(717) 564-1164

The Keystone Christian Education Association is in its third decade of ministry, specializing in the battles for religious liberty, both at Harrisburg and at Washington, and the promotion of Christian education, including Bible believing churches, Christian schools, and families. The Association sponsors extensive programs to assist Christian leaders as well as a full range of programs for Christian schools and their students.

The Association is dependent upon God's people in order to conduct and finance its ministries. The income and expenses for several specialized programs and activities will often offset each other. However, the majority of expenses for KCEA’s ministry are raised from the (1) Dues Fees borne by affiliating Christian schools, (2) sustaining support given by affiliating churches, and (3) gifts from interested churches, schools, and friends.

_____ Yes, our church would like to give a gift to the Association to further its work for religious liberty and Christian education. Please keep us on the KCEA mailing list.

We will give as we can, but enclosed is a one-time gift of:

_____$50 _____$100 _____$250 _____$500 _____$1000 _____OTHER

We intend to give on a monthly basis in the amount of:

_____$5 _____$10 _____$25 _____$50 _____$100 _____OTHER

_____ Yes, our church would like to affiliate with KCEA. We understand that this relationship is reserved for those who can sign the KCEA Doctrinal Statement and for those who contribute at least $10 per month to further the Association's work on behalf of religious liberty and Christian education. We further pledge to support the Association in our prayer. We understand that the Association will keep us on the mailing list and send periodic additional information packets concerning issues at Washington and Harrisburg. Furthermore, the pastoral staff may attend KCEA sponsored functions at special affiliate discounted prices. (A local church with a school ministry is eligible to be an affiliated church only when its school is a KCEA affiliated school.)

We will give as we can, but enclosed is a one-time annual gift of:

_____$120 _____$250 _____$500 _____$1000 _____$2000 _____OTHER

We intend to give on a monthly basis in the amount of:

_____$10 _____$20 _____$40 _____$80 _____$150 _____OTHER

PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY

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Mailing Address _________________________________________________

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KCEA DOCTRINAL STATEMENT

1. We believe the Bible to be the only inspired, infallible, authoritative Word of God.

2. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

3. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His Virgin Birth and sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and His personal return in power and glory.

4. We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful men, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.

5. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.

6. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost--they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.

7. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

8. We believe that affiliation in the KCEA shall be limited to Christian schools and their personnel who will affirm without qualification the doctrinal position of the Association, and whose practicing ministries do not reflect associations in the ecumenical National Council of Churches, the World Council of Churches, or the Charismatic movement.

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SIGNATURE FOR AFFILIATED CHURCHES

____ Yes, we are in agreement with the KCEA doctrinal statement:

Signature_________________________ Date ____________

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