Memorial Church of Christ is an independent, non-denominational fellowship of believers who seek to follow Christ and identify ourselves by and with his name. The foundation and focus of our ministry is Jesus Christ and him alone, and our sole purpose is to connect people to Christ and to one another. Memorial Church of Christ is patterned after the New Testament ideals taught by Jesus and his Apostles. We are not the only Christians, but we are Christians only. Our goal is unity, not division. Jesus had each of us in his mind when he prayed, “that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us…” (John 17:21). In the spirit of his prayer we seek unity with all others in Christ.

We acknowledge that Jesus Christ is the head of the church, both universally and locally. In Ephesians 1:22, 23, the apostle Paul writes these words: “God placed all things under his feet, and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.” Christ was given “all authority” (Matthew 28:18). In all things to the church, “He is the head of the body, the church… so that in everything he might have the supremacy” (Colossians 1:18).

Memorial Church of Christ is committed to restoring the church as it was in the time when Jesus founded the church of the New Testament as presented in the Bible. Our Christian church heritage established certain principles expressed by phrases like these:

• Where the Bible speaks, we speak; where the Bible is silent, we are silent.
• In essentials, unity; in opinions, liberty; and in all things, love.
• We are not the only Christians, but we are Christians only.
• No creed but Christ.

These key biblical principles are not intended as a test of fellowship, but are simply meant to affirm our belief in key issues of biblical doctrine.