Our History

We are a Church of Christ. Primarily, we mean that we are a church that belongs first and solely to Jesus Christ. However, we are connected by beliefs and tradition to a larger group who call themselves the Church of Christ. The Churches of Christ have their immediate roots in the American Restoration Movement.

In the early nineteenth century, several independent movements began which longed for the unity of all Christians under the authority of Scripture. It was in this conviction that these groups of Christians sought to be just Christians. As these movements grew, they began encountering each other and united on the plea that Christians return to the Scripture as their source of faith and practice. They wanted to own no name but Christ's, and, as much as possible, to be like the earliest churches in organization, doctrine, faith, and zeal. They did not claim to be the only Christians, but they did claim to be Christians only.

While realizing that any attempt to become a church belonging to Christ will involve imperfection and human struggle, we share that hope and plea. We do not claim perfect understanding of the Bible, but we do long to be a church that belongs to Christ and is maturing in Him in every way. We, like other Churches of Christ, have no denominational organization to which we are accountable. We have elders, deacons, and other ministers to lead us; but we are convinced that all Christians are called to be ministers of Jesus according to their spiritual gifts given by the Holy Spirit.