It is no simple task to summarize what members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) believe. In the book, We Call Ourselves Disciples, Kenneth Teegarden explains:

"Disciples always have opposed the use of creeds to exclude persons from the church. It was the use of creeds as 'tests of fellowship' that the Disciples' founding fathers fingered as the major cause of division among Christians. So unlike most other churches, we do not have an official doctrinal statement we can refer to when someone asks, "What does the Christian Church believe?'"

Disciples say, "No creed but Christ." Teegarden goes on to write:

"Standing before a congregation of Disciples to confess faith in Jesus Christ and to become part of the church, a person is asked only one question. It is phrased 'Do you believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and do you accept Him as your personal Savior?' The person who responds, 'I do,' might have recently completed a church membership course. If so, the instruction will not have been to transmit a system of doctrines. In fact, a person who is comfortable with a dogmatic approach may be disappointed in the Christian Church.

"We Disciples have beliefs and practices in common with all sorts of Christians. We baptize by immersion, so we look like Baptists. We have Communion every Sunday, so we look a bit like Roman Catholics. We stress the ministry of the laity, so we look a little like Quakers. Our congregations call their pastors rather than accepting assigned ministers, so we look like Presbyterians. We rely on preaching and teaching, so we look like Methodists. We have congregational government, so we look a lot like the United Church of Christ."

Come join with us at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday for worship at the First Christian Church in Weeping Water, Nebraska. We are located just north of the post office. We need you. And you need us.  Let us encounter God together.

You could teach a class, sing, use any gift for God's glory here, now. Or just sit back and enjoy the music, prayers, and preaching. Coming this fall: more contemporary music during worship. Reading this web page could be for you a sign from God.