Meadows Church of Christ
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
<!DOCTYPE html> What We Believe Meadows Church of Christ 9195 Dishman Rd, Beaumont, TX 77713 409-892-7063 SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP 9:30 AM SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE CLASS 11:10 AM SUNDAY EVENING WORSHIP 5:00 PM TUESDAY LADIES BIBLE STUDY 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY EVENING BIBLE CLASS 6:30 PM HOME ABOUT US OUR LEADERSHIP MEMBER DIRECTORY WHAT WE BELIEVE OUR HISTORY EVENTS MINISTRIES YOUTH GROUP Grades 6 -12 CHILDRENS MINISTRY WOMENS MINISTRY EVANGELISM MINISTRY MISSIONS CAMP RED OAK SPRINGS SERMONS & BULLETINS SERMON ARCHIVE - CURRENT SERMON ARCHIVE - JOHN DAVIS SERMON ARCHIVE - JOSource ↗
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<!DOCTYPE html> About Us Meadows Church of Christ 9195 Dishman Rd, Beaumont, TX 77713 409-892-7063 SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP 9:30 AM SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE CLASS 11:10 AM SUNDAY EVENING WORSHIP 5:00 PM TUESDAY LADIES BIBLE STUDY 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY EVENING BIBLE CLASS 6:30 PM HOME ABOUT US OUR LEADERSHIP MEMBER DIRECTORY WHAT WE BELIEVE OUR HISTORY EVENTS MINISTRIES YOUTH GROUP Grades 6 -12 CHILDRENS MINISTRY WOMENS MINISTRY EVANGELISM MINISTRY MISSIONS CAMP RED OAK SPRINGS SERMONS & BULLETINS SERMON ARCHIVE - CURRENT SERMON ARCHIVE - JOHN DAVIS SERMON ARCHIVE - JOE BARINSource ↗
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What We Believe Meadows Church of Christ 9195 Dishman Rd, Beaumont, TX 77713 409-892-7063 SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP 9:30 AM SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE CLASS 11:10 AM SUNDAY EVENING WORSHIP 5:00 PM TUESDAY LADIES BIBLE STUDY 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY EVENING BIBLE CLASS 6:30 PM HOME ABOUT US OUR LEADERSHIP MEMBER DIRECTORY WHAT WE BELIEVE OUR HISTORY EVENTS MINISTRIES YOUTH GROUP Grades 6 -12 CHILDRENS MINISTRY WOMENS MINISTRY EVANGELISM MINISTRY MISSIONS CAMP RED OAK SPRINGS SERMONS & BULLETINS SERMON ARCHIVE - CURRENT SERMON ARCHIVE - JOHN DAVIS SERMON ARCHIVE - JOE BARINA WORDS OF WISDOM CONTACT US GIVING WSource ↗
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About Us Meadows Church of Christ 9195 Dishman Rd, Beaumont, TX 77713 409-892-7063 SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP 9:30 AM SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE CLASS 11:10 AM SUNDAY EVENING WORSHIP 5:00 PM TUESDAY LADIES BIBLE STUDY 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY EVENING BIBLE CLASS 6:30 PM HOME ABOUT US OUR LEADERSHIP MEMBER DIRECTORY WHAT WE BELIEVE OUR HISTORY EVENTS MINISTRIES YOUTH GROUP Grades 6 -12 CHILDRENS MINISTRY WOMENS MINISTRY EVANGELISM MINISTRY MISSIONS CAMP RED OAK SPRINGS SERMONS & BULLETINS SERMON ARCHIVE - CURRENT SERMON ARCHIVE - JOHN DAVIS SERMON ARCHIVE - JOE BARINA WORDS OF WISDOM CONTACT US GIVING ABOUT MESource ↗
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