OUR STORY
BETTER TOGETHER
Churches of Christ in Western Australia is a movement of 70 faith communities and interdependent care and community services across the state.
Born out of a 19th-century international movement often referred to as the Restoration Movement.
The heart of this movement was to abandon denominationalism and follow the New Testament without creeds and confessions of faith. We rally around this simple plea:
In essentials unity,
in non-essentials diversity,
in all things love.
The Australian pioneers of Churches of Christ applied this founding identity to an Australian context, forming a lay movement to make Christ-centred communities centred in a local context. In 1890, a man named T. H. Bates arrived in Perth, gathering a group of 11 disciples, laying the foundations for us today.
Constant shifts in society make models of disciple-making dynamic and varied, and we find ourselves as missionaries in our own backyards. Together, we pursue the mission to share the good news of Jesus in ways that make sense for West Australian people.
Churches of Christ are characterised by their diversity of expression in church life.
CULTURE & VALUES
The following characteristics tend to be expressed in the culture, values and practices in Churches of Christ.
A commitment to Evangelism and Mission
A concern for Christian Unity
An emphasis on the centrality of the New Testament
A simple Confession of Faith
Believers’ Baptism
Communion
Congregational autonomy
Lay Leadership
Diversity / Freedom / Liberty
Join us this Sunday
Come and join us in fellowship on Sunday morning. All are welcome. Maybe you are feeling lost in life, need some encouragement or support. Our doors are open to you. Come and join in a time of worshipping the Lord together and hear the truth spoken from the Word of God.