Fellowship Christian Church
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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Mission Statement | Fellowship Christian Church Fellowship Christian Church Advancing The Kingdom and Developing Disciples Main Menu Skip to content Home Contact Us About Us Church News Mission Statement Vision Statement Mission Statement FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ) MISSION STATEMENT THE MISSION OF OUR CONGREGATION IS TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS OF GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. AS A BODY OF BELIEVERS WE STRIVE TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE SPIRITUAL GROWTH THROUGH STUDY, WORSHIP PRAYER AND EVANGELISTIC OUTREACH. AS A CHURCH FAMILY WE INVITE VISITORS, FRIENDS AND THE COMMUNITY TO JOURNEYSource ↗
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About Us | Fellowship Christian Church Fellowship Christian Church Advancing The Kingdom and Developing Disciples Main Menu Skip to content Home Contact Us About Us Church News Mission Statement Vision Statement About Us Is a moderate, mainstream church body with many congregations across the United States and Canada. Is committed to belief in Jesus Christ, Christian Unity, and respects diversity of worship Practices and believes in baptism by immersion and recognizes all forms of baptism Celebrates the Lord’s Supper or Communion weekly The logo of the Disciples of Christ is a chalice, which rSource ↗
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