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since Jan 5, 2004
15,591 on 8/1/08
16,125 on 10/1/08
16,600 on 12/1/08
16,840 on 1/4/09
17,066 on 2/1/09
18,207 on 6/25/09
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Welcome
The Church of Christ of Ontario is made up of people who have been drawn
together for worship and service by a common faith in Jesus Christ. We wish
simply to be called Christians, and we make it our goal to live up to all that
such a glorious name represents.
As individuals, we share a fellowship with Christians all over the world.
When we were saved, the Lord added us to His church (Acts 2:47). The
Head of the church is Christ; its headquarters is in heaven (Eph. 1:20-23).
As a local church we are self-governing; that is, we do not answer to or
follow the direction of any man or council of men outside of the congregation.
We adhere to no human creed. We are free to study, teach and work as the Bible
leads us. The Scriptures alone tell us what is good for us to do (2 Tim.
3:16-17).
Since the scriptures are our only guide in religious matters, it is
our desire to do everything the scriptures teach, and nothing else. Our
worship is confined to that which is described in the New Testament:
1.) We celebrate the Lord's supper on each first day of the week in
remembrance of our crucified Savior (Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 11:23-26). In
this observance, Christians eat unleavened bread and drink the fruit of the
vine, which are symbols of Christ's body and blood.
2.) We praise God and teach one another by singing Psalms, hymns and
spiritual songs, without the aid of mechanical instruments of music (Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16).
3.) We pray often (1 Thess. 5:17; Matt. 7:11; 1
Pet. 3:12).
4.) The work of the church is financially supported by the free-will giving
of church members each first day of the week (1 Cor. 16:1-2). We do
not beg non-members for contributions, nor do we attempt to raise funds by
other methods not mentioned in Scripture.
5.) Realizing that saving faith comes from hearing God's word (Rom.
10:17), the teaching and preaching of the gospel is given a prominent place in our assemblies.
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