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Sam these guys been around for a while...
The Churches of Jesus Christ is one of the oldest Oneness Pentecostal organizations in the world. It was incorporated in 1927 by Bishop Mark K. Lawson who established the general offices at Cleveland, Tennessee. However, we believe the Church of Jesus Christ is best described as an "organism." That is, the church is the body of Christ and therefore it should function as a body without schisms (
1 Corinthians 12:13-31). Like the individual parts of a body, each member church is independent in operation, function and ministry while they still support the efforts and mission of The Churches of Jesus Christ International (
Mark 16:16). Our basic tenants of faith are summarized in
Ephesians 4:1-6 and
Zechariah 14:9. While we recognize there may be some differences among our brethren, we believe maintaining a spirit of unity will help lead us into the unity of the faith. However, we do contend for the following:
I must call it a night, work tomorrow~ Night