Q and A

Take time to read the various questions that we are commonly asked.  If a question is not hear and you would like an answer feel free to call the church office or just email us.

Q - You observe the Lord’s Supper here every week. Why is that?  - Acts 20:7 says, "On the first day of the week we came together to break bread."  We believe this is the central act of worship. Our lives should be centered on the risen Savior. Every week this helps us to remember that important event.  .

Q - Is CCC affiliated with the Chuches of Christ?- No. We do fellowship with some 6,000+ independent Christian Churches with over 1.2 million members  in America.  We have a common heritage and some similar theology with the Churches of Christ in the Stone-Campbell movement.

Q - How do I become a member? - We ask you to make your decision publicly, in accordance with Matthew 10:32-33, by coming forward during our decision time at the close of one of our Sunday services. To become a member, you need to have a personal salvation experience with Jesus Christ and be obedient to Him in baptism. If you haven’t done that, that’s step one and you can do that when you come forward. If you’ve already accepted Christ and been baptized by immersion, you do not have to be baptized again. When you come forward, we’ll have the pastor help you or one of the Elders. (If you are going to be baptized, you do not need to bring any thing. Everything is provided for you.)

Q - Do I have to be baptized (by immersion) to become a member of CCC?  - Yes. The Bible says the Lord "added to the church" those who were being saved and baptized. (Acts 2:41 and Acts 2:47). That’s why, to become a member of CCC, you need to have a personal salvation experience with the Lord and should immediately be obedient to Him in water baptism. (See Acts 8:36-39; Acts 9:17-18; Acts 10:47-48; Acts 16:31-33)

Q - If I was baptized (by immersion) in another church, do I have to be baptized again to become a member of CCC?  - No.

Q. What does your church teach about eternal security or once saved always saved? This is a great question. First, our church does not teach this doctrine. Nor do we teach one falls in and out of salvation daily. Both are extremes we believe should be avoided. Christians must have assurance(Heb. 10:22) in their salvation or coming to Christ was all in vain. Does this assurance mean one can’t fall? The answer is no. James 1:15 talks about the danger of sin by giving us a pattern of spiritual strangulation. First desire is conceived, then the birth of sin occurs and the final step is death or spiritual death. Did this happen over night? No way! It took time and was a gradual process that may have taken weeks, months, or even years. If you would like to talk to an elder of the church or read a great study on this subject please go to our resource page and scroll to the position papers and click on the one stated eternal security.