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The Christian Union maintains seven principles: "the oneness of the Church of Christ, Christ as the only head of the church, the Bible as the only rule of faith and practice, good fruits as the one condition of fellowship, Christian union without controversy, complete autonomy for the local church, and avoidance of all partisan political ...
This category has the following 56 subcategories, out of 56 total. Clubs and societies by city (10 C) Clubs and societies by country (109 C, 1 P) Defunct clubs and societies (1 C, 16 P)
In the Catholic Church, an association of the Christian faithful or simply association of the faithful ( Latin: consociationes christifidelium [1] ), sometimes called a public association of the faithful, [2] is a group of baptized persons, clerics or laity or both together, who, according to the 1983 Code of Canon Law, jointly foster a more ...
t. e. An association of churches is primarily a term used in U.S. tax law to describe a cooperative endeavor among churches that is entitled to tax status similar or identical to the tax status of the churches themselves. Under U.S. law, an association of churches is usually exempt from taxes. It is normally treated as a public charitable ...
Parachurch organizations are Christian faith-based organizations that work outside and across denominations to engage in social welfare and evangelism. Parachurch organizations seek to come alongside the church and specialize in things that individual churches may not be able to specialize in by themselves. They often cross denominational and ...
List of Trinitarian Pentecostal denominations. Assemblies of God – 85,393,883 [1] Apostolic Church – 15 million [2] Foursquare Church - 8.8 million [3] Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) - 7 million [4] Church of God in Christ - 6.5 million [5] Church of Pentecost – 3.9 million [6] Christian Congregation of Brazil – 2.8 million. The ...
Defining characteristics. The normative principle teaches that whatever is not prohibited in Scripture is permitted in worship, as long as it is agreeable to the peace and unity of the Church. [1] In short, there must be agreement with the general practice of the Church and no prohibition in Scripture for whatever is done in worship.
Evangelicals and Catholics Together. " Evangelicals and Catholics Together " is a 1994 ecumenical document signed by leading Evangelical and Catholic scholars in the United States. The co-signers of the document were Charles Colson and Richard John Neuhaus, representing each side of the discussions. [1] It was part of a larger ecumenical ...