It's All About Belonging...

In a challenging world people are searching...

	For Community
	For Purpose in Life
	For a Sense of Belonging

People need to belong:

	To a Family
	To a Community
	To a Church

As Christians. . .

	We Belong to The Body of Christ
	We Belong to a local church where: Our Faith is nurtured We are free to learn and grow We find fellowship

Churches Need to Belong, Too!

	When starting new churches
	When monitoring missions
	When searching for a minister
	When supporting seminarians

Congregational Christian Churches offer many things:

Faith development in uncertain times.

The Congregational Way is a way of following Christ. People of a Congregational Church do not seek to be led by a creed, but by the Spirit.  We seek to grow through:

	Study of the Bible
	Openness to the leading of the Holy Spirit
	Prayer for our church and for one another

 “Just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him. . .strengthened in the faith as you were taught. . .”      Colossians 2:6

Fellowship with others seeking God’s guidance in today’s world.

The essence of the Church is fellowship; a unity of spirit between member and member, and the Lord. Each church is gathered as a covenant community. A covenant is a promise to encourage and strengthen one another in faith. Our mission statement calls us, as an Association: 

To encourage and assist local churches in their development of vibrant and effective witnesses to Christ in Congregational ways.

“Where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.”  Matthew 18:20

Freedom of conscience in following Christ.   

The freedom of this Way is not freedom from responsibility, but freedom to be obedient to the rule of Christ. We are bound by love, not law, to other members of our local church, and to other churches. We understand that each church is ultimately accountable to God.

“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.”   Galatians 5:1

We are an Association designed to assist churches such as yours.
We may be of help in:

	Starting new churches
	Searching for a minister
	Preparing men and women for the ministry
	Promoting and monitoring missions
	Providing spiritual resources for youth and adults

“Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.”  I Corinthians 12:27

Yes, belonging is important. It is good to encourage and assist one another. For further information as to how the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches may assist your church, please contact our national office at:

NACCC Membership 
8473 South Howell Avenue
Oak Creek Wisconsin  53154

Voice: 414.764.1620  ext. 15
FAX:    414.764.0319

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