Christian Churches/Churches of Christ
Restorationist, Evangelical
Date Founded: 1968
Membership 1,701,616 Number of Clergy: 525 as of 1988 (most recent statistics available)
Headquarters: None. Christian churches and churches of Christ constitute an undenominational fellowship, that doesn't have a centralized structure. Churches in this fellowship are independent entities.
Social Media: Each church will have its own social media presence.
Core Beliefs: Each church is independent and there is no denominational structure. Many of the congregations are not only non-denominational but anti-denominational, believing that Christ established only one church centered on the worship of God. They do cooperate with other congregations in areas where no church is large enough to fund or run a program.
Short History: Split from the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) over issues of missionaries not following what some church administrators thought to be proper baptismal procedure (the separation process took place over many years, roughly 1926-1968). These churches do use instrumental music in their worship services unlike the other Churches of Christ that split from the Disciples of Christ.
Local Churches: The best known of the local congregations is Southeast Christian Church, 920 Blankenbaker Rd., Louisville, KY 40243. If you want a mega-church experience, this would be the best one to attend. Closer to the LPTS campus is Clifton Heights Christian Church, 622 N Hite Ave., Louisville, KY 40206.
Church locator: No centralized church locator is available at this time.
Photo: Clifton Hights Christian Church, Louisville KY. Photo courtesy of church website https://cliftonheightscc.com/
