Our Tradition

Churches of Christ are a worldwide fellowship of congregations which seek to recover Christian faith and practice seen in the New Testament and early church. As such, we share many beliefs and practices with other Christian traditions who turn to the same sources. Through our study of scripture and the early church we understand baptism as immersion of believers for the forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit. Each week we honor the Lord at his table, breaking and eating the bread, drinking the cup of the new covenant, anticipating our reunion with him. Our worship in songs and hymns is a cappella as was that of all Christians for hundreds of years (and remains the practice of the Orthodox churches today).

We believe in the priesthood of believers, attempting to equip all believers to grow spiritually, exercise their gifts for the common good of the church, and to be constant in intercessory prayer for one another and for all of God’s creation.