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Who We
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What We Believe
The History of Central Christian
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Popular preacher and professor Fred Craddock has offered these helpful insights to what we believe: The Table of the Lord is central in weekly worship. To this Table, all are welcomed; at this Table, Christ is remembered; and around this Table, believers serve as priests to each other, offering to one another the bread and cup of remembrance. The only question asked of those who present themselves for baptism is the question of belief in God as revealed in the One God sent for us and our salvation, Jesus the Christ. Persons who come from other Christian traditions are welcome without suspicion or condition, and their own memories of worship and work are respected. The opportunity of leadership is available to men and women alike. Every occasion to join other Christians in worship and in service to human need is happily embraced. The “whosoever will” of Jesus is the fundamental conviction undergirding the public witness of the church, and therefore, cultural concerns of race, gender, income, education, or social standing will have no place in the church. The gifts of God for ministry belong to all the people. The study of Scripture is a lifetime commitment, with the clear knowledge that as a result, minds change and faith is continually making new discoveries. The church never raises the question of worthiness in the exercise of benevolence and care. The freedom of the congregation shall not be understood as grounds for isolation or withdrawal from the common life and work of Disciples everywhere. Judgment belongs to God alone.
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