Not Just Another Church . . .
We live in a country where there is a different church on every corner and, while they may look alike on the outside, it's hard to know what to expect on the inside. Briefly, National Avenue Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) affirms the following:
- We believe in God. We receive the testimony of scripture and the collective wisdom of the church as we seek to know, to worship and to serve God as Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer.
- We believe in the Bible. We receive the Bible as the primary authority for the guidance of the church.
- We believe in the Lord's Supper. We celebrate the Lord's Supper, or Communion, weekly as the central focus of our worship.
- We believe there is value in Christian unity. We do not see ourselves as being "in competition with" or "in opposition to" any other Christian denomination.
- We believe that every individual must make a confession of faith in Christ. Beyond that, we do not impose any particular creed or set of doctrines on those who choose to worship here.
- We believe that the particulars of anyone's beliefs are between him/her and God. We have not adopted particular interpretations of scripture and we do not insist upon conformity to certain beliefs in order to be members of our church. Membership is based solely upon faith in Christ.
- We believe that members of the church are "ministers" and are able to participate in all of the offices of ministry. National Avenue Christian Church is committed to equality, and affirms that all members of the church have equal opportunity to serve.
- We believe in baptism by immersion upon the individual's confession of faith. However, we affirm the validity of every other Christian community's observance of baptism.
