Greenville Church of Christ

Greenville, Ohio
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ABOUT US:
               What is The Church of Christ?

The churches of Christ (Romans 16:16) are a group of Christians striving to follow the pattern for living and worship established by Jesus Christ and his Holy Spirit led apostles in the New Testament. We see the Bible as without error, inspired word of God, and use it as our only guide in religious matters. We are not a new group, but trace our existence back to the time at which the church was first established on the day of Pentecost after the ascention of Jesus back to heaven. At the present we number over 15,000 independent congregations throughout the world.


                                                                  Our Worship

The worship services are simple by most standards. Our worship is for the purpose of worshiping our God and spiritually building up those who attend so they might withstand Satan. Only vocal music is used in the worship service by choice, we feel this is following the example and instruction of God in the scripture. The Lord's Supper, or Communion, is observed every Sunday, again following the example and instruction of God in the scripture.

In almost every service you will find periods of singing, prayer, reading from the scripture and some type of lesson being presented from God’s word.


                                                                   Our Mission

The church of Christ is highly evangelical, personally obeying the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19-20; "Therefore go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you". This is our main purpose in serving our God through our work, daily lives and service to our community.


                                   Becoming a member of the church of Christ

Each individual becomes a member of the church when they are baptized by immersion into Christ after confessing that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and giving themselves in total submission to Him. Acts 2:38 tells us, “And Peter replied, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” They are added by God not man to His church. It is not a matter of being voted on or moving your letter, it is a matter handled by God. Acts 2:47, “praising God, and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were saved.” After becoming a Christian you are then expected to try your best to live as an example to others. This may mean changing some things in your life,  God expects you to spend time with other members of Christ’s church, studying and worshiping God and learning to leave things alone which God tells us are wrong. Acts 2:46 “Every day, they continued to meet together in the temple court. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts..”


                                                              Church Leadership

In keeping with the New Testament pattern, there is no authority above the independent local congregations. Each congregation is led by elders selected by the members of that congregation. Deacons perform various ministries under the supervision of the elders and as approved by the congregation. If the congregation has not grown large enough to appoint elders the congregation is directed by a general meeting of the membership. The minister or preacher has no more authority than anyone else in the congregation to make decisions for the church.
 
 



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