First Christian Church
AI summary — doctrinal positions on this page are inferred by AI from this church's own public statements and may be inaccurate.
Historical
Historical details
ArchitectureNeoclassical architecture
Heritage statusNational Register of Historic Places listed place
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
wikipedia_intro
The First Christian Church is a historic Disciples of Christ church located at 101 North Tenth Street in Columbia, Missouri. It was designed by T.N. Bell of Chicago, Illinois and built in 1893. It has a Richardsonian Romanesque style Sanctuary that includes a square bell tower, horizontal massing with contrasting high gables, round arches, heavy and highly textured stone work, and voussoir arches. The Education Building was designed by Eugene Groves and added in 1929. This is the second church building to stand at this site. The building is still a functioning church today.Source ↗
statement_of_faith
<!DOCTYPE html> First Christian Church - Columbia, Missouri - What We Believe Home About Us What We Believe Our Story Leadership Calendar Newsletters Members Worship Services Online Worship Bulletins Ministries Adults Children & Youth College Students Groups Mission Outreach Music Ministry Special Events Our Facilities Events Weddings Parking Information Give Contact Us Stewardship Campaign Mother’s Day Out What We Believe OUR MISSION To know God and love Jesus Christ. It really is that simple. We act upon that mission in a number of ways. By sharing the good news with a neighbor, helping tSource ↗
mission
Outreach Ministry, First Christian Church Columbia, MO Home About Us What We Believe Our Story Leadership Calendar Newsletters Members Worship Services Online Worship Bulletins Ministries Adults Children & Youth College Students Groups Mission Outreach Music Ministry Special Events Our Facilities Events Weddings Parking Information Give Contact Us Stewardship Campaign Mother’s Day Out mission Outreach For even the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve... Mark 10:45 The Outreach Ministry Department manages volunteering in the community and fundraising. Through serving locally in communSource ↗
mission
First Christian Church - Columbia, Missouri - What We Believe Home About Us What We Believe Our Story Leadership Calendar Newsletters Members Worship Services Online Worship Bulletins Ministries Adults Children & Youth College Students Groups Mission Outreach Music Ministry Special Events Our Facilities Events Weddings Parking Information Give Contact Us Stewardship Campaign Mother’s Day Out What We Believe OUR MISSION To know God and love Jesus Christ. It really is that simple. We act upon that mission in a number of ways. By sharing the good news with a neighbor, helping those in need withinSource ↗
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