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Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada
L'Église Chrétienne (Disciples du Christ) au Canada
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationMix of Restorationist, Liberal, Progressive, Evangelical, and Pluralist
PolityCongregationalist
National PastorJean-Daniel Ó Donncada
ModeratorJanet Astead
Region ofChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Full communion
  • United Church of Canada (2019)
  • TerritoryCanada
    Origin1922
    Congregations21
    Official websitewww.canadadisciples.org

    The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada (French: L'Église Chrétienne (Disciples du Christ) au Canada) is a Reformed Restorationist denomination with 21 congregations across Canada. It functions both as a Canadian national church and as a region within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. It is affiliated with the Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council and the World Communion of Reformed Churches and has full communion agreements with the United Church of Canada and the United Church of Christ.

    History[edit]

    The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada has its origins in a church founded in 1811 in Charlottetown by a Scottish immigrant.[1] It was officially founded in 1922.[2] It became a region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in USA in 1968.[3] According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 21 member churches.[4]

    Beliefs[edit]

    The denomination practices 'believers baptism' meaning that infants are not generally baptized.[5]

    Like other mainline denominations, the Disciples of Christ in Canada permits each congregation to decide whether to marry same-sex couples.[6]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 613
  • ^ Drew Blankman, Todd Augustine, Pocket Dictionary of North American Denominations, InterVarsity Press, USA, 2010, p. 31
  • ^ Hans J. Hillerbrand, Encyclopedia of Protestantism: 4-volume Set, Routledge, UK, 2004, p. 98
  • ^ Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council, About the DECC, canadadisciples.org, Canada, retrieved December 5, 2020
  • ^ "Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada — World Council of Churches". www.oikoumene.org. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  • ^ "Another Denomination Embraces Marriage Equality". The Washington Monthly. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
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