First
Century Patterns
The
Christadelphians are a small religious body who have attempted to get
back to the faith and character of the early Christian church. We have
been in existence for nearly 150 years. The name "Christadelphians"
comes from two Greek words and means "brothers in Christ".
Col
1v2, Heb 2v11
We
are located in many countries throughout the world with large groups of
Christadelphians in the United Kingdom and Europe, Australia and New Zealand,
North America, South East Asia and Africa. Like the early Christians,
we meet in homes, rented rooms and, in some cases, our own halls.
Acts 1v13-14, 2v46-47, 18v7, 19v9, 28v30
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We
are a lay community patterned after first century Christianity. Each
congregation is called an "ecclesia" (the New Testament word for church).
We have no paid clergy or church hierarchy. Members of each congregation
are addressed as 'brother' or 'sister', and all are involved in organising
our activities. All members contribute their time and energy voluntarily
in service to God. A strong co mmon belief binds our brotherhood together.
Rom
12v4-8,1Cor 12v4-27, Gal 3v28
We
accept the Bible as our only guide and believe it to be the inspired word
of God. Membership is extended to those with similar beliefs after being
baptised (fully immersed in water).
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