Here are a few answers to often asked questions about the Church of Christ

1) Why is your group called the Church of Christ?

The name Church of Christ is one of the few names by which the Church is called in the New Testament. In Romans16:16 it is written: "All the Churches of Christ send greetings."

2) When did the Church of Christ begin?

After Jesus had been crucified and raised from the dead He walked this earth for 40 days. Before He was lifted up to Heaven to be seated at the right hand of God He called His Apostles to go to Jerusalem and wait for the Helper, the Holy Spirit to come (Luke 24:44-49 + Acts 1:2-8). The reason Jesus was sending the Holy Spirit to the Apostles was so that they would be equipped with the ability to carry on His work after He leaves for Heaven (John cpts 14-16 + Luke 24:44-49 + Acts 1). In Acts 1:9-10 Jesus is lifted up to Heaven. In Act 2:1-13 Jesus sends the Holy Spirit to empower the Apostles with Spiritual gifts. In Acts chapter 2:14-36 the Apostle Peter preaches the first gospel sermon. In verse 37 the crowd asks what they need to do to become a follower of Christ. In verse 38 Peter tells them what they need to do to be saved (See the Doctrine section of this web site to read a fuller description on how to become a Christian). The rest of Acts 2 shows that 3000 people responded to the gospel by being baptized that day and were added to the body of the saved(Acts 2:41). It was on that day that the church that belongs to Jesus Christ was established. We believe that the Church that Jesus established in Acts 2 has survived over the centuries and it continues to be alive today. We believe that the church today should be modeled after the church Jesus describes in the New Testament.

The Church of Christ is not only our name but it is our description. We are a body of believers and followers of Jesus Christ, we belong to Him.

Organizationally the Church of Christ was registered with the Government in 1906 by Alexander Campbell. This does not mean that we are followers of Mr. Campbell, we are followers of Christ and Christ alone. One of the significant differences between the organization of the Churches of Christ and other groups of believers is that each Church of Christ congregation is independent of all others and is led by the Lord and His word---and the Lord desires that each congregation be led by a group of elders who are under the authority of Jesus Christ.