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16 unusual facts about Church of Christ


American Religious Townhall

Prentice Meador — The former senior minister of the Prestoncrest Church of Christ in Dallas, Texas.

Black Stump Music and Arts Festival

It was organised by individuals from Baptist, Church of Christ, Uniting and Anglican churches as well as other youth orientated Christian organizations.

Church of Christ

Latter Day Church of Christ, a Mormon fundamentalist denomination based in Utah

United Church of Christ, a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States amalgamated from four congregationalist groups in 1957 (See also Christian Connexion.)

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 (e.g., Romans 16:16)

Church of Christ, Scientist

The First Church of Christ, Scientist, is widely known for its publications, especially The Christian Science Monitor, a daily newspaper published internationally in print and on the Internet.

There have also been periodic tensions with both mainstream and fundamentalist Christians, who think the religion is aligned with Gnosticism or is a cult, and fault it for departing from traditional Christian doctrine.

The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity is housed in an 11-story structure originally built for The Christian Science Publishing Society constructed between 1932 and 1934, and the present plaza was constructed in the late 1960s and early 1970s to include a 28 story administration building, a colonnade, and a reflecting pool with fountain, designed by Araldo Cossutta of I. M. Pei and Partners (now Pei Cobb Freed).

Col. Littleton

His grandparents, father and stepmother Martha Littleton (née Beech) instilled in him a strong work ethic and foundation of Biblical principles (he often teaches at his local Church of Christ) and he often references those early life lessons in civic talks and incorporates them in his business conduct.

Cornelius Bumpus

In 2002 he worked on the Big Blue Earth project sponsored by the Church of Christ, Scientist.

Cottage Hill Road

Mobile Christian School, a private academy affiliated with the Church of Christ, is located on Cottage Hill between the intersections with Woodhillcrest Drive and the Freemont subdivision.

IVY Hotel + Residences

The building integrates the historic Ivy Tower, which was originally built in 1930 as the Second Church of Christ Scientist for the Church of Christ, Scientist.

Knoxville Christian School

The school was started by local Church of Christ members in 1969 and moved to its present location at 11549 Snyder Road in 1979.

Stephanie Swift

She described her childhood, how she grew up attending the Church of Christ, yet suffered sexual abuse at the hands of family members.

The Great Warming

It is also the anchor for a broad, pro-active coalition ranging from Friends of the Earth to Union of Concerned Scientists to Churches of Christ.

United and uniting churches

United States: United Church of Christ, the 1957 union of the two previously united churches:Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church.


Cross and Crown

In addition to Roman Catholic and orthodox Christianity uses, the symbol also appears in the seal of the Church of Christ, Scientist, where it is surrounded by the words "Heal the Sick, Cleanse the Lepers, Raise the Dead, Cast Out Demons", from the Gospel of Matthew, 10:8.

Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration

Next is a visitation of Peter, James and John who confer upon them the authority to organize the Church of Christ, which they then do (in 1830).

Kennebec County, Maine

There are many churches in Kennebec county, the largest being: Baptist, Methodist, Episcopalian, Congregationalist, Unitarian, Church of the Nazarene, Church of Christ, Adventist and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons).

Mary Winkler

Mary Carol Winkler (nee Mary Carol Freeman on December 10, 1973) is an American woman who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the 2006 shooting of her husband, Matthew Winkler, the pulpit minister at the Fourth Street Church of Christ in the small town of Selmer, Tennessee.

Milo Andrus

He joined the Church of Christ in 1832 in Florence, Ohio.

Rubel Shelly

An infamous example of this was when Nancy Grace of CNN asked Shelly on national television whether or not the Church of Christ is a cult.

Samuel Bent

In 1833, he was baptized a member of the Church of Christ by Jared Carter in Pontiac, Michigan.

Woodford Bridge

Bruce is currently Pastor of the Church of Christ in Dalby, Queensland, which suffered 5 floods in 3 weeks during December 2010 and January 2011.