What is the Taylorsville Road church of Christ?

The church of Christ meeting at 3741 Taylorsville Road is a group of people in partnership by a common faith in Jesus Christ for worship and service.

Those who are a part of it are so by their choice. Yet, it is more than a voluntary association such as a lodge or faternity. To become a christian is to be a member of Christ’s church and this obligates one to be an active member of a local congregation. This congregation, then, is not the product of what is to be considered a human decision, but it is God’s arrangement and plan.

We do not claim to walk in perfection in that we are free of mistakes, but even acknowledge sin in our personal lives. However, we do claim to be a people intent upon perfectly following the will of God at all times.

We have no denominational affiliation or earthly headquarters. We do, however, recognize a special closeness with other churches of Christ since they are made up of those of “like precious faith.” We deplore the denominational division of the religious world and plead that all Bible believers divest themselves of every human doctrine and practice and come to the unity of faith that is in Christ. “There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” (Ephesians 4:4-6)

There is no social program... nor does the church have a kitchen, banquet hall, gymnasium or TV lounge. The church does not promote fun, frolicking, frivolities or feasting. It has no ball teams, skating parties, hay rides or wiener roasts. The Lord’s church is spiritual in nature and work.

This is not an apology. Instead, we believe being a church is enough for a church to be. That’s all that Jesus made it. And, that involves much on the positive side. Jesus established the church for spiritual purposes. It is a spiritual house. The “stones” of which it is made are people who are also a priesthood, in order to offer up acceptable spiritual sacrifice (worship) to God through Christ (1 Peter 2:5).

Therefore, we meet to worship God just as christians did in the New Testament. We are careful to do as they did, namely, to sing and pray, and on the first day of the week to partake of the Lord’s supper and give liberally (1 Corinthians 14:14; Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:2).

We are equally careful not to do anything as worship that He has not authorized for worship. After all, a church of Christ must worship as authorized by Christ.