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The International Churches of Christ (ICOC) is a body of decentralized, co-operating, religiously conservative and racially integrated Christian congregations. [6] [better source needed] [7] Originating from the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement, the ICOC emerged from the discipling movement within the Churches of Christ in the 1970s.
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The Churches of Christ, also commonly known as the Church of Christ, is a loose association of autonomous Christian congregations located around the world. Typically, their distinguishing beliefs are that of the necessity of baptism for salvation and the prohibition of musical instruments in worship.
American Baptist Churches USA: Baptist Diocese of the Armenian Church of America: Oriental Orthodox Assyrian Church of the East: Church of the East Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Restorationist Christian Methodist Episcopal Church: Methodist (Historically Black) Church of the Brethren: Anabaptist Community of Christ: Latter Day Saints
The churches are independent congregations and typically go by the name "Christian Church", but often use the name "Church of Christ" as well. Though isolated exceptions may occur, it is generally agreed within the movement that no personal or family names should be attached to a congregation which Christ purchased and established with his own blood, though geographical labels are acceptable.
Of the colleges connected with the churches of Christ, Florida College is the only one associated with the non-institutional churches, although this relationship is informal, as it does not accept funds from churches. In 2009, non-institutional churches of Christ comprised 113,656 members across 1,898 congregations. [17]
Sixteen plaintiffs allege that leaders within the International Churches of Christ (ICOC) and the International Christian Church (ICC) knew that their members had sexually abused adults and ...
Church of Christ (Hiram Page), an extinct Latter Day Saint denomination organized in 1842 by Hiram Page, one of the Eight Witnesses to the Book of Mormon's golden plates. Church of Christ (Wightite) – This denomination, founded by Lyman Wight in 1844, split from the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) at the death of Joseph Smith.