Mount Vernon Baptist Church is a fully autonomous congregation serving under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. The government of this church is vested in the body of believers who compose it. The procedures for receiving members and the organizational structure of the church are described in the Church By-Laws.

All internal groups created and empowered by the church will report to and be accountable only to the church unless otherwise specified by church action.

This church is subject to the control of no other ecclesiastical body, but it recognizes and sustains the obligations of mutual counsel and cooperation which are common among Baptist churches. In so far as is practical this church will cooperate with and support the Dover Baptist Association, the Baptist General Association of Virginia, and the Southern Baptist Convention along with other groups with whom cooperation may be seen to help further the ministry of the Gospel and the mission of our church.