Christian Church of Hillsboro
AI summary — doctrinal positions on this page are inferred by AI from this church's own public statements and may be inaccurate.
Inherited from denomination
What Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) teaches
Positions bound by the denomination's confessional standards. This is what the tradition teaches; whether this specific congregation publicly holds each is a separate question — see Statements below.
Affirms
- Believer's BaptismSTRONGBaptist confessions; Pentecostal fundamentals; Anabaptist tradition
- Infant BaptismSTRONGWestminster XXVIII; Book of Concord SC IV; Council of Trent Session VII; Wesleyan Articles Art. XVII
- Marriage as one man and one womanSTRONGGenesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4–6; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Permissibility of divorce and remarriagestandardMatthew 19:9 (adultery ground); 1 Corinthians 7:15 (abandonment ground). Practice varies.
- Women in pastoral / ordained officestandardVarious denominational actions (TEC 1976, ELCA 1970s, PC(USA) 1956, AG 1935, CofE 1994 priests / 2014 bishops, etc.)
Denies
- Apostolic SuccessionstandardCongregational and presbyterian polity reject the necessity of tactile episcopal succession.
- Assumption of MarystandardUniversal Protestant rejection — not attested in Scripture; not received as dogma.
- Immaculate ConceptionSTRONGUniversal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
- Perpetual Virginity of MarystandardNatural reading of Matthew 13:55–56 (brothers of Jesus); typical modern Baptist / evangelical position.
- Real PresencestandardMemorialist / Zwinglian view; typical Baptist and Free Church position
- TransubstantiationSTRONGOrthodox reject the Aristotelian metaphysics; Lutherans use 'sacramental union'; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII rejects explicitly; Reformed/Baptist reject substance-change.
Wrestles with
- Homosexual practice and biblical sexual ethicsweakNo unified national stance.
- Pacifism vs. just-warweakDefault just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
In their own words
Statements
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<!DOCTYPE html> About Us | CCH Live top of page Home Visit About Us Minitsries Staff Contact Us/Facilities About Us Staff <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> Ministries <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> The Christian Church of Hillsboro was established October 17th, 1862 and “proceeded to come together as a Christian congregation, agreeing to take the Word of God – The Scriptures of divine truth – as our only rule of faith and practice.” The Christian Church of Hillsboro stands in the tradition of the Stone-CampbelSource ↗
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<!DOCTYPE html> Home | CCH Live top of page Home Visit About Us Minitsries Staff Contact Us/Facilities Home Visit About Us Minitsries Staff Contact Us/Facilities Service Sunday 10 AM Visit About Us Ministries We are an independent Christian Church located in the heart of downtown Hillsboro. At the Christian Church of Hillsboro, we are a family of Christians who, as a part of the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement, believes that we are "In essentials, unity; in opinions, liberty; in all things love." Who We Are Christian Church of Hillsboro 540 NE Edison St. Hillsboro, OR 97124 503-648Source ↗
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--> About Us | CCH Live top of page Home Visit About Us Minitsries Staff Contact Us/Facilities About Us Staff Ministries The Christian Church of Hillsboro was established October 17th, 1862 and “proceeded to come together as a Christian congregation, agreeing to take the Word of God – The Scriptures of divine truth – as our only rule of faith and practice.” The Christian Church of Hillsboro stands in the tradition of the Stone-Campbell Movement, a movement begun in the early 19th century to regain the spirit of New Testament Christianity. From its beginning, the RestoSource ↗
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