Hillcrest Christian Church
AI summary — doctrinal positions on this page are inferred by AI from this church's own public statements and may be inaccurate.
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What Churches 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
- 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.
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.
- Homosexual practice and biblical sexual ethicsSTRONGRomans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Immaculate ConceptionSTRONGUniversal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
- Infant BaptismSTRONGBaptist confessions (New Hampshire; BFM 2000 VII); Anabaptist / Schleitheim; Pentecostal fundamentals
- 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.
- Women in pastoral / ordained officeSTRONG1 Timothy 2:12; 1 Corinthians 14:34; historic apostolic practice.
Wrestles with
- Pacifism vs. just-warweakDefault just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
In their own words
Statements
statement_of_faith
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Our Staff | Hillcrest Christian Church Close navigation Search Query Search Search Open navigation Close navigation About I'm New What We Believe Our Staff Worship Worship Online Messages Give Devotions Prayer Connect Youth/Young Adult Adults Children Events Search Our Staff + Mark Fugate Senior Minister + Charlie Scott Pastoral Care Minister + Jimmy Johnson Family Life Minister + Darrick Willoughby Youth/College Age Minister + Darcy Hobson Children's Minister + Karen Fugate Worship Coordinator + Cara Williams Counselor + Priscilla Stevens Office Manager + Jamie Strunk Administrative AssiSource ↗
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What We Believe | Hillcrest Christian Church Close navigation Search Query Search Search Open navigation Close navigation About I'm New What We Believe Our Staff Worship Worship Online Messages Give Devotions Prayer Connect Youth/Young Adult Adults Children Events Search What We Believe Our Father God There is only one God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth. He is not only our King who we worship but our Father who wants a relationship with us. He eternally exists in three persons – Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ He is the Son of God who cSource ↗
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I'm New | Hillcrest Christian Church Close navigation Search Query Search Search Open navigation Close navigation About I'm New What We Believe Our Staff Worship Worship Online Messages Give Devotions Prayer Connect Youth/Young Adult Adults Children Events Search I'm New Welcome to Hillcrest! If you are looking for a place where authentic spiritual community brings meaning to everyday life, a place to start again, or you are seeking to reconnect with God, then please check us out! We invite you to visit the Cafe' and enjoy a cup of coffee and fellowship. Please ask any of the grSource ↗
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