Our Roots as a Church

As a church, our roots are in the Churches of Christ. Our allegiance, however, is not to any denomination. Our allegiance focuses on Christ as Lord. We seek to be a church without denomination, committed to the practical unity of all those who acknowledge Christ as Lord. As did our nineteenth century forefathers in the Churches of Christ, we celebrate the diversity of opinions within the body of Christ.

Common Ground

About 1832, the year of the formation of the Stone-Campbell Restoration movement, our forefathers-the leaders of the movement-claimed to be Christians only, acknowledged numerous theological differences among them and declared their unity in Christ as Lord and the authority of Scripture over tradition.

One hundred years later what was called the Restoration Movement had divided twenty times, claimed to be the only Christians and declared that unity could only be achieved by doctrinal perfection.

In light of our tragic history, we seek, through the rediscovery of salvation by grace, the presence and power of the Holy Spirit, the Lordship of Christ and the supremacy of Scripture to reform our thoughts and practices. We seek to follow Christ. We pray for a recovery of God's vision for the unity and mission of his people. We resolve to sink into spiritual union with the body of Christ at large.