Church of Christ (disambiguation)
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The term Church of Christ may refer to:
- One of several New Testament designations for a local band of people following the teachings of Jesus, whom they believed to be the ChristChristChrist is the English term for the Greek meaning "the anointed one". It is a translation of the Hebrew , usually transliterated into English as Messiah or Mashiach...
; only the plural form is found in the NT (e.g., Romans 16:16) - the entire body of Christians throughout the world, regardless of denomination or tradition, i.e. the Christian ChurchChristian ChurchThe Christian Church is the assembly or association of followers of Jesus Christ. The Greek term ἐκκλησία that in its appearances in the New Testament is usually translated as "church" basically means "assembly"...
or Christendom - a body of ChristianChristianityChristianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
s who continue to use only the New Testament as the source for Christian doctrine and practice and who consider themselves to be part of the original church (in contrast to Orthodox Christianity, Catholic Christianity, or Protestant Christianity.) - the Eastern Orthodox or Roman Catholic churches (primarily used by members of these churches)
- Church bodies influenced by the Stone-Campbell Restoration MovementRestoration MovementThe Restoration Movement is a Christian movement that began on the American frontier during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century...
:- Restoration Movement groups originating in Scotland and the U.S.
- Churches of Christ
- The churches of Christ (non-institutional)The churches of Christ (non-institutional)The label "non-institutional" refers to a distinct fellowship within the churches of Christ who do not agree with the support of para-church organizations by local congregations. They contend that the New Testament includes no authority for churches' support of such institutions...
, an identifiable subgroup within the churches of Christ - International Churches of ChristInternational Churches of ChristThe International Churches of Christ is a body of co-operating non-denominational, religiously conservative, and racially integrated Christian congregations, an offshoot from the Mainline Churches of Christ. This group is known for and has a long history of showing charity to the poor...
, an offshoot of the Churches of Christ
- The churches of Christ (non-institutional)
- Christian churches and churches of Christ
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)The Christian Church is a Mainline Protestant denomination in North America. It is often referred to as The Christian Church, The Disciples of Christ, or more simply as The Disciples...
- Churches of Christ
- Non-US Restoration Movement groups
- Churches of Christ in AustraliaChurches of Christ in AustraliaThe Churches of Christ in Australia is a Christian movement in Australia. It is part of the Restoration Movement with historical influences from the United States of America and the United Kingdom....
- Evangelical Christian Church in Canada
- Churches of Christ in Australia
- Other historically related groups
- Christian Connexion
- ChristadelphiansChristadelphiansChristadelphians is a Christian group that developed in the United Kingdom and North America in the 19th century...
- Churches of Christ in Christian UnionChurches of Christ in Christian UnionThe Churches of Christ in Christian Union is a Christian denomination with origins in the Wesleyan/Arminian doctrine . The hot political climate at the beginning of the War Between the States brought Methodists into conflict. In Ohio the church in general supported the war but there was a small...
- Restoration Movement groups originating in Scotland and the U.S.
- Denominations with a shared heritage in the Latter Day Saint movementLatter Day Saint movementThe Latter Day Saint movement is a group of independent churches tracing their origin to a Christian primitivist movement founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. in the late 1820s. Collectively, these churches have over 14 million members...
, which include:- Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints), the original name of the first Latter Day Saint church, founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Church of Christ (Temple Lot)Church of Christ (Temple Lot)The Church of Christ is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement headquartered in Independence, Missouri on what is known as the Temple Lot. Members of the church have been known colloquially as "Hedrickites", after Granville Hedrick, who was ordained as the church's first leader in July 1863...
, a Latter Day Saint denomination based in Independence, Missouri - Church of Christ with the Elijah MessageChurch of Christ with the Elijah MessageThe Church of Christ "With the Elijah Message," Established Anew 1929 is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement, headquartered in Jackson County, Missouri, which split from the Church of Christ in 1943 in a dispute over claimed revelations given to its founder William A. Draves...
, which broke away from the Temple Lot church in 1929 - Church of Christ at Halley's BluffChurch of Christ at Halley's BluffChurch of Christ at Halley's Bluff is a small denomination within the Latter Day Saint movement...
, which broke away from the Temple Lot church in 1932 - Church of Christ (Whitmerite)Church of Christ (Whitmerite)The Church of Christ was a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement based on the claims of David Whitmer, one of the Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon's Golden Plates....
, an extinct Latter Day Saint denomination - Church of Christ (Brewsterite)Church of Christ (Brewsterite)Church of Christ was a schismatic sect of the Latter Day Saint movement that was founded in 1848 by James C. Brewster and Hazen Aldrich. Because of the church's belief that Brewster was a prophet, the group is often called the Brewsterites.-History:...
, an extinct Latter Day Saint denomination - Church of Christ (Parrishite), an extinct Latter Day Saint denomination
- Latter Day Church of Christ, a Mormon fundamentalist denomination based in Utah
- And other denominations called the Church of Jesus Christ
- United Church of ChristUnited Church of ChristThe United Church of Christ is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination primarily in the Reformed tradition but also historically influenced by Lutheranism. The Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches united in 1957 to form the UCC...
, a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States amalgamated from four congregationalist groups in 1957 (See also Christian Connexion.) - United Church of Christ – Congregational in the Marshall IslandsUnited Church of Christ – Congregational in the Marshall IslandsThe United Church of Christ – Congregational in the Marshall Islands is a Protestant Christian church in the Marshall Islands. With approximately 40,000 members, the UCCCMI is the largest religious group in the Marshall Islands, accounting for about 55 percent of the population.The UCCCMI has its...
, the largest religious group in the Marshall Islands - Church of Christ, ScientistChurch of Christ, ScientistThe Church of Christ, Scientist was founded in 1879 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, by Mary Baker Eddy. She was the author of the book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. Christian Science teaches that the "allness" of God denies the reality of sin, sickness, death, and the material world...
, also known as Christian Science - Church of Christ in Congo, the administrative and spiritual union of denominations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Iglesia ni CristoIglesia ni CristoIglesia ni Cristo also known as INC, is the largest entirely indigenous Christian religious organization that originated from the Philippines and the largest independent church in Asia. Due to a number of similarities, some Protestant writers describe the INC's doctrines as restorationist in...
(Filipino translation for "Church of Christ"), an independent church originating in the Philippines - Church of Christ, InstrumentalChurch of Christ, InstrumentalThe Church of Christ, Instrumental, also known as Kelleyites, are a baptistic body of Christians based in central Arkansas.-Names:In the only book written about this group they are called the Church of Christ, Instrumental or Kelleyites. Elder E. J...
, also known as the Kelleyites, a Baptist denomination in Arkansas - United Church of Christ in the PhilippinesUnited Church of Christ in the PhilippinesThe United Church of Christ in the Philippines is a Christian denomination in the Philippines...
, the largest Protestant group in the Philippines - Church of Christ in ThailandChurch of Christ in ThailandThe Church of Christ in Thailand is a Protestant Christian association. It is the largest Protestant denomination in Thailand and is considered to be the largest by group of Protestant members in Thailand....
, the largest Protestant Church in Thailand.
See also
- Church of Christ (disambiguation)Church of Christ (disambiguation)The term Church of Christ may refer to:* One of several New Testament designations for a local band of people following the teachings of Jesus, whom they believed to be the Christ; only the plural form is found in the NT...
for individual buildings/congregations - First Church of Christ (disambiguation)
- Churches of God General Conference (Winebrenner)Churches of God General Conference (Winebrenner)The Churches of God, General Conference is a Baptist Christian denomination in the United States originating in the revivalism and evangelistic efforts of John Winebrenner.-History:...
- Church of Jesus Christ (disambiguation)