We are Disciples of Christ,
   a movement for wholeness
   in a fragmented world.
As part of the one body of Christ,
   we welcome all to the Lord's Table
   as God has welcomed us.
* Disciples of Christ Statement of Identity

As “People of the Book,” we Disciples accept the authority of the Scripture as divinely inspired and normative for matters of faith and practice in the church.  “Where the Bible speaks, we speak.  Where it is silent, we are silent.”

Disciples of Christ believe we have “no creed but Christ.”  The only statement of faith which is required of those who desire membership is an affirmative answer to the question, “Do you believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God, and do you accept him as Savior and Lord of your life?

Upon one’s confession of Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, a believer is baptized, preferably by immersion.  Disciples of Christ believe that baptism is an outward sign of an inward commitment to bury the “old life” and enter into a new life in Christ.

Affirming the “priesthood of all believers,” we believe that all are called to minister.  The Holy Spirit bestows gifts upon God’s people in order to equip the body of Christ—the Church—for ministry and witness.

Links

www.disciples.org