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The Ekklesia Project seeks "to overcome the dominant cultures limited vision of faith as merely a private or personal matter." [2] The organization testifies that they share a "common commitment to the Church as Christ's gathered Body", [2] where communal worship is embodied through service and discipleship. They pledge to live by trust and ...
The Followers of Christ church was founded in Chanute, Kansas, by General Marion Reece (b. 1844 - d. 1914) (sometimes spelled Riess [1]), rooted in the Holiness Pentecostal traditions. The church moved to Ringwood, Oklahoma , in the 1890s, where leadership passed to Elder John Marshall Morris, who was the father of Marion Morris. [ 1 ]
Ecclesia (ancient Greece) or Ekklēsia, the principal assembly of ancient Greece during its Golden Age; Ecclesia (Sparta), the citizens' assembly of Sparta, often wrongly called apella; The Greek and Latin term for the Christian Church as a whole; Ekklesia (think tank), a British think tank examining the role of religion in public life
Instead, the regular meetings of the assembly were held on the Pnyx and two annual meetings took place in the Theater of Dionysus. Around 300 BC, the meetings of the ekklesia were moved to the theater. The meetings of the assembly could attract large audiences: 6,000 citizens might have attended in Athens during the fifth century BC. [4]
Robin Meyers was born in Oklahoma City, and was raised in Wichita, Kansas. [3] His father, Dr. Robert Meyers, was originally an ordained minister in the Church of Christ and Professor of English Literature at the church-affiliated Harding University; however he lost his job in 1959 for supporting desegregation at the school. [4]
The largest Pentecostal Holiness churches in the United States include The Gate Church in Oklahoma City, pastored by Jordan Roberts (founded by Tony Miller; Northwood Temple in Fayetteville, North Carolina, pastored by John Hedgepeth; SpiritLife Church (formerly known as Evangelistic Temple) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, pastored by Tommy McLaurin ...
Those who insist that this is a development in the doctrine of the Church often remark that the Second Vatican Council did not say that the Church of Christ "is" the Catholic Church. [12] However, in another document promulgated on the same day (21 November 1964) as Lumen gentium , the Council did in fact refer to "the Holy Catholic Church ...
The church was constructed of Coffeyville brick in the Gothic Revival style. It features a central tower with a spire that is flanked by two shorter towers that are crenellated at the top. The building measures 137 by 64 feet. [3] The year after the church was dedicated St. Pius X established the Diocese of Oklahoma City on August 23, 1905. [4] St.