“Disciples - Welcome to Portland”
Hello all:
While I was commuting to work today, I saw this sign on the front of a hotel:
“Disciples - Welcome to Portland.”
The Disciples of Christ are holding their annual convention at the Portland Convention Center.
You can find the general convention website here.
On that website you will find such links as Review the changes to the denomination’s design and The General Assembly resolutions have been added. View them here.
The Disciples of Christ were at one time in communion with the churches of Christ. One could attend a “Christian Church” or a “church of Christ” or a “Disciples of Christ” congregation and be at home. While there might be slight differences as found in any congregation, the doctrine of the church was rooted in the New Testament.
Today, the Disciples of Christ are just another denomination in a vast group of them. They have abandoned the call to Restoration for a call to unity. They achieve that unity through whatever means they find to be necessary. They founded yet another group, the United Church of Christ, to focus on total ecumenism with all denominations.
Review the Changes to the denomination’s design indeed. Review how the Disciples have departed from scripture and embraced “whatever works”.
We must make sure that we do not follow them down the path that they chose long ago.
-Clarke
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October 29th, 2005 at 22:01
I just happened upon your site, and I am appalled at the misinformation in this post. Regardless of your opinions of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), I encourage you to at least check the facts upon which you found your opinions. The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) did not found the United Church of Christ; the UCC is the result of a merger between Congregational churches and evangelical reformed churches. The CC (DoC) and the UCC are sister denominations, sharing ministry and working toward further unity and full communion.
The roots of the United Church of Christ are much older than the restoration movement.
November 5th, 2005 at 9:52
Katherine:
The United Church of Christ, in their history posted on their website, hold to have roots in the Restoration Movement.
While the roots of the UCC may be older than that of the Restoration, that does not make them correct, in any way.
-Clarke