Who We Are

The Churches of Christ are a body of autonomous Christian congregations that have roots dating back to the establishment of the Church in the first century on the day of Pentecost. If you are not a member, here are a few things that will help you understand who we are:

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  • Our only rule of faith and practice is the Bible, and our only goal is to be Christ's Church in its purity and simplicity as described in the New Testament.

  • Our worship assemblies are conducted weekly (on Sunday) as set forth in the New Testament.

  • We pattern our worship assemblies after those found in the New Testament, which include: singing, praying, preaching, The Lord's Supper, and an offering.

  • We practice baptism of believers by immersion for the remission of sins and salvation as commanded and exampled in the New Testament.

  • Our congregation is independently organized according to the New Testament pattern. Elders, a group of spiritually mature men oversee and provide guidance for the congregation, while Deacons perform special ministries for the congregation.

Click on the Bible icons above to read a selection of applicable verses. We welcome your inquiries. You can email us your questions here. Or, you can call us personally at (225) 644-5824 to schedule a free in-home Bible study.

 

Scriptures Links:

Worship | Acts of Worship | Hear | Believe | Repent | Confess | Baptism | Elders & Deacons | Faith | Living

Worship

Acts 20:7

And upon the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the morrow; and prolonged his speech until midnight. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Acts of Worship

Singing

Ephesians 5:19

speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;.-Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms [and] hymns [and] spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Hebrews 13:15

Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Praying

I Corinthians 14:15-16

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. Else if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that filleth the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest? -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Preaching

II Timothy 4:2

preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Acts 20:7

And upon the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the morrow; and prolonged his speech until midnight. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

The Lord's Supper

I Corinthians 11:23-26

For I received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread; and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, This is my body, which is for you: this do in remembrance of me. In like manner also the cup, after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink [it], in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink the cup, ye proclaim the Lord`s death till he come. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Acts 20:7

And upon the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the morrow; and prolonged his speech until midnight. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Giving

II Corinthians 9:6-7

But this [I say,] He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

II Corinthians 8:1-4

Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been given in the churches of Macedonia; how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. For according to their power, I bear witness, yea and beyond their power, [they gave] of their own accord, beseeching us with much entreaty in regard of this grace and the fellowship in the ministering to the saints: -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 16:1-2

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I gave order to the churches of Galatia, so also do ye. Upon the first day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

 

Hear

Acts 4:4

But many of them that heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

John 5:24

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.-Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Romans 10:17

So belief [cometh] of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Believe

Hebrews 11:6

And without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing [unto him]; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that seek after him. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Mark 16:16

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Acts 16:31

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Acts 8:37

And Philip said, If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Repent

Acts 2:38

And Peter [said] unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Acts 17:30

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent: -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Luke 13: 3 & 5

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. -Holy Bible, American Standard Versionn

 

Confess

Matthew 10:32

Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Romans 10:9-10

because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus [as] Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved: for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

I Timothy 6:12

Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Baptism

Acts 2:38

And Peter [said] unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Acts 8:38

And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Acts 22:16

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

I Peter 3:21

which also after a true likeness doth now save you, [even] baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ; -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

 

Elders & Deacons

Acts 14:23

And when they had appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

I Peter 5:1-3

The elders among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to [the will of] God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

I Timothy 3:8 & 13

Deacons in like manner [must be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

For they that have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Faith

II Timothy 3:16-17

Every scripture inspired of God [is] also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness. That the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Living

Revelations 2:10

Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version

Galations 6:9

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. -Holy Bible, American Standard Version