
About Us
Purpose
The purpose of Commonwealth Baptist College is to train the next generation of Christian servants to rise up and do a work for the Lord in the roles of pastors, missionaries, youth workers, and dedicated church members.
Learn from teachers in the classroom on your own pace
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We Give 100%
100% Independent Fundamental Baptist
Commonwealth Baptist Online is an independent, fundamental, Baptist Bible online college. We are proud of our Baptist distinctives and we hold strong to the Bible design of local churches being independent of any board or denominational headquarters. We are fundamental because we hold true to the fundamental doctrines and practices clearly taught in the Word of God. We refuse to change and compromise truth because of the pressure applied from the world and modernists. We are opposed to ecumenicalism, the modern charismatic movement, and any attempt to water down and pervert what “Thus saith the LORD.”
100% Local Church Accountability
Commonwealth Baptist Online is a ministry of the Clays Mill Road Baptist Church. Our doctrines, policies, and finances will be directly accountable to the Pastor and to the church members of Clays Mill Road Baptist Church. It is our design to be a blessing and an educational alternative for fundamental, independent Baptist college students to consider attending. We do not want to be perceived as a threat to any other pastor or church.
100% Balanced
Commonwealth Baptist College strives at being balanced in all of our teachings and practices. We realize that most heresy starts when truth becomes unbalanced in its content or in its application. Our chief aim is to exalt our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, and to bring honor to His name and not to any individuals or institutions.
Doctrinal Statement
Doctrinal Statement
Verbal Inspiration of the Scriptures
We believe in the infallible, inspired Word of God. We accept the Textus Receptus manuscripts as the foundational material from which we derive the King James 1611. The Old and New Testament Scriptures were written by human authors divinely inspired by the Holy Spirit, preserved, unbroken and passed down to us today. The Scripture is the final Authority in all matters of faith and practice. (II Timothy 3:16; Psalm 119:89; II Peter 1:20,21)
Genesis Account of Creation
We believe the Genesis account of creation, and that what one believes about his origin will determine his philosophy of life. We believe creation was a direct act of God, in six literal 24-hour solar days, instantaneous and miraculous. We believe man was created in the image of God and all reproduction was “after their kind.” (Genesis 1:1; Colossians 1:16-17; Job 26:7; Psalm 33:6, 9; John 1:3)
Trinity
We believe God is a Person, eternally existing; one true God, but in the unity of the Godhead. There are three eternal and co-equal Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit-one Godhead made up of three Persons Who are the same in attributes, power, characteristics, and desires. (Hebrews 1:8; Acts 5:1-3; Matthew 28:19; I Corinthians 8:6; Colossians 2:9; Matthew 3:16, 17)
Son
Jesus Christ, eternally existing, is the only begotten Son of God. Conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin, Mary, totally apart from sin, is true God and true man. (Luke 1:30-35; John 1:1-15; Philippians 2:5-8; Colossians 1:15)
Sin
Man was created in the image of God but fell through sin, bringing not only physical death but also spiritual death–separation from God. Now all mankind is totally depraved, having inherited a sinful nature, is bent toward sinning, and has become sinful in thought, word, and deed. (Genesis 1:26,27; 2:16,17; 3:16-19; Romans 3:10-23; 6:23)
Sacrifice
The Lord Jesus Christ suffered and died as a substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of the whole world. He arose from the dead in the body in which He was crucified. He ascended into Heaven in the glorified body, where He is seated at the right hand of God the Father as Head of the Church, making intercession for the saints as our High Priest. (Luke 24; Acts 1:9-11; Romans 5:8-10; Ephesians 1:20-23; I Peter 3:18)
Salvation
Second Coming
The Lord Jesus Christ Himself is coming again, in the air, at any moment to “rapture” up those that have received Him as their Personal Savior and to reward their service. The unbelievers left behind will go through a period called the Tribulation, after which Christ shall return visibly to the earth to set up His kingdom of one thousand years of righteous rule. After this, the unbelievers of all ages will stand at the Great White Throne to be judged and cast into the Lake of Fire, separated from God forever, while the believers spend eternity in the fullness of joy in Heaven with the Lord. (Matthew 24:29-42; I Thessalonians 4:16-18; Revelation 19:11-20:15)
Separation from the World
We believe that all the saved are called unto a life of separation from all worldly and sinful practices. A person, once he has truly accepted Christ as Saviour, is a new creation in Christ and should live a holy, consecrated life. He should separate himself from the world and all its lust in obedience to the command of God. (Romans 12:1-2; I John 2:15-17; II Corinthians 5:17; 6:14-18; I Peter 2:9; II Timothy 2:19)
Local Church
Administration

Pastor Jeff Fugate
Founder & President

Dr. Russel Anderson
Co-Founder

Dr. Jim Jorgensen
Executive Vice President