Who Are We?

The churches of Christ are a nondenominational body of believers bound together by a common faith in Jesus Christ and hope of eternal life.

We believe in the verbal (plenary) inspiration of the Scriptures. We hold that the Scriptures are an all-sufficient rule of faith and practice arid that Christians are to adhere to the pattern of faith arid practice recorded in the New Testament. The pattern of faith and practice recorded in the New Testament is founded upon the commandments of God, establishing, once for all, the doctrine arid traditions of Christ's church. The pattern of faith arid practice is recorded in direct statements (commands) approved apostolic precedent (example), and necessary inference. Example, command and necessary inference guide us in determining what the church must do, not that which alone may be done.

We believe Christianity is nonsectarian: Because we are Disciples of Christ only, we are Christians only, we believe Christianity is nondenominational: Jesus Christ is the head of the church: no council of men has authority to bind others

To its opinion or proclamations. We have no creed but Christ. Nothing is made conditions of communion that Christ has not

Made necessary to salvation.

We wear no denominational names. We practice baptism (immersion) but are not “Baptists.” We hold that there is one

Universal (i.e. catholic) church, but we are not “Catholics.” We have bishops (Greek: episkopio) but we are not “Episcopalians.” We have elders (Greek: presuterio) but are not Presbyterians. We make no boast of begin the “one true

Church.” We hold that all who obey the gospel have an equal claim on Christ. We seek only to be faithful. Endeavoring to

Serve the one true and d living God in spirit and it truth.

Christ our only creed: the Gospel our only plea: the Bible our only basis of unity.