What you should expect when you visit us: A friendly welcome!

Our Name: We are members of the Church which Jesus Christ established and for which he died (Matthew 16:18). That's why we wear His name. The term "Church of Christ" is not used as a denominational designation, but rather as a descriptive term indicating that the church belongs to Christ. We recognize our own personal shortcomings and weaknesses. This is all the more reason for wanting to carefully follow the all-sufficient and perfect plan God has for the church.

Our Music: Our singing is 'A Cappella,' that is without mechanical instruments. The reason is simply this: we are seeking to worship according to the instructions of the New Testament. The New Testament leaves instrumental music out, therefore, we believe it is right and safe to leave it out, too. If we used mechanical instruments we would have to do so without Biblical authority.

Our Teaching: We are often asked questions about what the Church of Christ teaches. Authorization for everything we believe, teach, and practice is found in the pages of the New Testament. We have no teaching of our own and there is no other "creed" or "doctorine."

Our Communion: This memorial supper was begun by Jesus Christ (Matthew 26:26-28). It is observed by Christians in memory of His death (1 Corinthians 11:24,25). The unleavened bread and fruit of the vine, symbolize the body and blood of Jesus (1 Corinthians 10:16). Churches of Christ are different from many denominational groups in that we observe the Lord's Supper on the first day of every week (i.e. Sunday). Why? Because we are determined to follow the teaching of the New Testament. The New Testament tells us, about the practice of the first-century church, "And upon the first day of the week . . . the disciples came together to break bread ..." (Acts 20:7)

Our Membership: Membership into the Church for which Christ died is not like membership in some club or manmade organization. The New Testament tells us about certain steps which were taken by people in the 1st Century to become Christians. When a person becomes a Christian, they are automatically a member of the church. There is no separate set of rules or ceremonies which one must follow to be initiated into the church. When one becomes a Christian through obedient baptism, they become a member of the church at the same time. No further steps are required to qualify for church membership. On the first day of the church's existence those who repented and were baptized were saved (Acts 2:38) and from that day forward all those who have been saved were added to the church (Acts 2:47). It was God who added them. Therefore, in seeking to follow this pattern, we neither vote people into the church nor force them through a required series of studies. We have no right to demand anything beyond their obedient submission to the Savior.