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WORKING TOGETHER
About
5,500 congregations in the
United States
today consider themselves as part
of the fellowship of independent Christian churches and churches of Christ.
They do not comprise a denomination, and there is no organization of
national or international oversight. Each church is locally autonomous.
Despite diversity in many areas, the churches have much in common: (1) a
common understanding of Scripture, (2) a common heritage, and (3) a common
goal: to restore the biblical pattern so that Christians united can connect
the world to the God who made them.
Those
5,500 churches have a total membership of more than 1.5 million. They
support more than 40 colleges and seminaries, with more than 10,000
students. They also support hundreds of parachurch ministries, including
church camps, church planting associations, children’s homes, campus
ministries, publishing houses, and benevolent agencies. They participate in
regional and national conventions, and avail themselves of other
opportunities for cooperation in ministry.
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