The name and focus of our church is taken from 2 Timothy 2:15.

"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."

Word of Truth is a Baptist church. We identify with those down through history whose doctrine and practice have set them apart as distinctive from other groups within "Christianity."  A primary distinguishing point has been the insistence of following the New Testament doctrine/practice of baptizing only those who have a Biblical testimony of salvation, or "Believer's Baptism."  

Historically, the scornful term originally given to these groups of baptized believers by their opponents was "Anabaptists" ["rebaptizers"]. From that term of disdain came the shortened identifier "Baptists." We unashamedly claim this name.  

Additionally, we are unaffiliated with and independent from any denominational or associational control, with the Lord Jesus Christ as our "Head" (Colossians 2:19). We also believe that all the doctrines of the Bible are essential and prefer to be identified as "Biblicists" rather than limiting ourselves by associating with the movement known as "Fundamentalism." 

Word of Truth is a Baptist Church. We are a group of believers whom God has called out of the world in salvation (John 15:19), who have subsequently demonstrated our faith in the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ through baptism (Romans 6:1-5), who have been set by God as members into a body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-27), and who assemble regularly as a "church of the living God" (1 Timothy 3:15) for mutual worship, instruction in the Word of God, and fellowship. Word of Truth Baptist Church is not a place to attend, it is a "body" (Colossians 3:15) and a "house" [household/family] (1 Timothy 3:15) in which to belong.

As such, we are both authorized by God and responsible to God to obey His mandate [Great Commission] to evangelize the lost with the "gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ" (2 Thessalonians 1:8), baptize those who are converted through "repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ" (Acts 20:21), and then continue an ongoing discipleship ministry of "teaching them" (Matthew 28:18-20) the "word of truth."  While our primary focus is White Bluff, Tennessee, we also support those of like faith and practice who are doing the same in locations throughout the world (Acts 1:8).