Our mission at First Christian Church in Ashland, is to be and to share the good news of Jesus Christ, witnessing, serving and loving from our doorsteps to the ends of the earth. We study the Bible to deepen our connection to God through Jesus Christ, and to discover what God wants us to do.

They used to say there is “no creed but Christ.” Our denomination, The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), does not have a creed. Many Disciples have conservative views.  Many others have liberal views, but we are united in our faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God, the Savior of the World.
Two really important things to Disciples are communion and baptism. We celebrate communion, or the Lord's Supper, each time we get together to praise God.

People who become Christians in our congregation do a couple of things. First, they say “I believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God, and I accept him as my personal Savior.”  Then, usually on another day, they are baptized - that is, they are immersed fully under water in a small pool right in the church. When they come up they are new people in Christ and their congregation pledges to support them and help them grow into a deeper relationship with God through Jesus Christ. People who have been baptized in another way in another Christian tradition are welcome. They don’t have to be dunked to get in.

Disciples’ congregations own their own property and have full control of their budgets and program. They decide whom to call as a pastor. Pastors may be men or women.

The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) does a lot to help people in need in North America and around the world. It also is very active in developing relationships and ministries that try to bring together Christians from a variety of traditions.  

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