Who we are: We are a Pre-Denominational, locally governed body of believers committed to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. We are a New Testament Church , finding the authority for rule and practice in the writings of the New Testament, particularly the Acts and Epistles as these bodies of writings deal with the history, growth and conduct of the church. We speak where the Scriptures speak and are silent where Scriptures are silent. We seek fellowship with all who profess Jesus as Lord and who are willing to comply with the clear teachings of the New Testament. We seek for unity in essentials, freedom in matters of opinion, and love in all things. We are not the only Christians but seek to be Christian only. 

We believe that by the Grace of God, having heard and obeyed the Word, man can have salvation.  One must repent, confess, accept Christ as Lord and Savior, and be immersed into Christ, receiving the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and continue to live in accordance with Christ's teachings.

Within the United States as well as around the world, there is a growing number of people who have come to be known as "Christians" only. Friends Community Church is one of these churches.

The uniqueness of this group lies in its desire to restore the church of the New Testament, not in its form of dress, mode of transportation, or in the language spoken or read, but in its doctrines, ordinances and faith. Because of this position, we have come to look upon ourselves as the "RESTORATION MOVEMENT".

This movement is not "just another denomination", since we have not chosen a denominational or "man-made" name, creed, or book of doctrine. 

Our name, as individual members, is Christian. As a church we decided on the name Friend's Community Church. Jesus is the friend to whom the church belongs. We are not the only Christians; we are Christians only! 

As to our creed (from the Latin "credo", meaning "I believe") we believe in Jesus Christ the Son of God, as Lord and as Savior. Our book of doctrine, or list of beliefs is simply the Word of God. Thus as one man expressed it, "We have no creed but Christ, no book but the Bible, no name but the name Christian."

We are neither non-denominational nor Protestants. We are pre-denominational because the church we are restoring is the church of the New Testament.  That church existed before man created religious denominations.  The word "Protestant" is derived from the protesting of the followers of Martin Luther against the decision of the Diet of Speier in 1529 which denied liberty of worship to the reformers. Later other groups in turn broke with the Lutheran, Presbyterian, or other denominations, protesting some part of their doctrine. As a result, these "protesters" went on to reform still other denominations.

As a "Restoration Movement" we have not broken with a particular group in an attempt to protest or "reform". The early participants in this movement consisted, instead, of those who left a variety of denominations and religious groups. They did this, not in an attempt to reform any particular denominations, but rather in an effort to restore the "original" church of the New Testament.

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