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Who
We Are
The first question most people
have when they hear about a new church is what kind of
Christians are these?
In answer to that, our goal is
to be simply Christians, nothing more and nothing less. Our
aim is to be Christs church, nothing more and nothing less
than that.
The night before His crucifixion
Jesus prayed to The Father that believers may all be one; even
as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be
in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me (John 17:21).
Recognizing that Christian unity
is near to the heart of God, we lament the fact that believers
today are divided into various denominations, unable to worship
or work together. We in churches of Christ intentionally
avoid divisive human creeds, designations, and binding traditions
that cannot be found in scripture, choosing instead to go back
to the Bible again and again to hear His voice amid the
clatter. Thus, our aim is to be non-denominational in service
to Christ.
We hope that you will come grow
with us as we serve our Lord Jesus Christ.
What
We Do
We strive to fulfill Jesus
command to Go
therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching
them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you
always, even to the end of the age
(Matthew 28:19-20). We believe the central mission
of the church is to share the saving message of Jesus death
and resurrection so that souls may believe and be saved. Once
we have become His disciples, we spend the rest of our lives
growing in
the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (2 Peter 3:18), learning
to put into practice all that He has commanded us.
Therefore, part of fulfilling the
great commission is as simple as attending a Bible study. We
value time together in both adult and childrens Sunday
school as well as mid-week Bible studies. We even have
a class for babies. In addition, we offer various other
discipleship-oriented Bible classes throughout the week as well
as one-on-one in-depth Bible studies with qualified teachers.
Those visiting our assemblies
for the first time are often surprised by the simplicity of our
worship. Every Sunday we pray (1 Timothy 2:8), we
share the Lord's Supper (1 Corinthians 11:18-21, Acts 20:7),
we take up a collection for the work of the church and for those
among us who are in need (1 Corinthians 16:1-2), we hear
a message preached from the Bible (1 Timothy 4:1-2), and
we sing songs of praise. Often the most startling
aspects for visitors is that we sing acapella -- with the voice
and heart alone (Ephesians 5:19), unaccompanied by musical
instruments. Everyone sings, and the focus is on God and
the words being sung.
The simplicity of our Sunday gathering
comes from our tendency to pattern our church assemblies and
organization after the commands and examples of the church assembly
as it is described in the New Testament; at the same time we
avoid adding our own ideas and preferences as elements of worship
(Matthew 15:3, 9). We are keenly aware of our imperfection
yet continually seeking for God to perfect our worship and service
as individuals and as a church; it is our sincere desire to be
just what the Lord would have us to be.
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