Grace & Truth Bible Chapel

 Westby Grace & Truth Bible Chapel

Grace & Truth Chapel, a Plymouth Brethren Church, has worship and Remembrance Meeting every Sunday

The Plymouth Brethren are basically conservative evangelical Christians, generally dispensational and cessationists in their theology, and have much in common with other conservative evangelical Christian groups. They believe in the eternal security of the true believer with each believer being subject to grace and not law. In the Open Brethren meetings, each local assembly is independent and autonomous, and therefore the characteristics of each may differ to a greater or lesser degree and therefore describing distinctive characteristics is made difficult. Exclusive Brethren meetings are more affiliated to one another, but characterizing their meetings is made difficult due to the fact that over the years they have split many times into many divisions. Essentially, therefore, the Brethren have no central hierarchy to dictate a statement of faith, and even local Assemblies tend not to give tacit adherence to any of the historic Creeds and Confessions of Faith such as are found in many Protestant denominations. This is not because they are opposed to the central sentiments and doctrines expressed in such formulations, but rather because they hold the Bible as their sole authority in regard to matters of doctrine and practice.

Like many non-conformist churches, Brethren observe only the two ordinances of Baptism and Communion. Brethren generally adhere to the practice of full immersion baptism for believers, with the exception of some Exclusive Brethren who practice household baptism.