Christ Church, called in Latin Ædes Christi (i.e. the temple/house of Christ), and commonly known as The House, is one of the largest and wealthiest of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, with an estimated financial endowment of £175m (2003), as well as the cathedral church of the diocese of Oxford. Traditionally it has been seen as the most aristocratic college. It has produced 13 British prime ministers (the most recent being Sir Alec Douglas-Home in 1963–1964), which is m ...

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• Christ Church Oxford - Organisation
• Christ Church Oxford - Student life
• Christ Church Oxford - History
• Christ Church Oxford - Buildings
• Christ Church Oxford - Grace
• Christ Church Oxford - Deans of Christ Church
• Christ Church Oxford - Notable members
• Christ Church Oxford - Christ Church references
• Christ Church Oxford - Reference

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Including:

• Church of Christ - Church organization
• Church of Christ - Hermeneutics
• Church of Christ - Specific teachings and prohibitions
• Church of Christ - Other Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement bodies
• Church of Christ - Disputes within the Church
• Church of Christ - Notes

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The Church of God in Christ, Inc. is a Pentecostal body which is the sixth largest Christian Church in the United States and perhaps the nation's largest African American denomination. The Church of God in Christ was formed in 1897 by Charles Harrison Mason (1866-1961), who was expelled from his Baptist church in the late 19th century. Mason was licensed to preach by Mt. Gale Missionary Baptist Church of Preston, Arkansas. He entered Arkansas Baptist College in 1893, but soon became dissatisfied and withdrew. He became c ...

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The First Church of Christ, Scientist, often known as The Christian Science Church or simply Christian Science, is a Christian denomination with about 2,000 branches (local churches) in over 70 countries, with The First Church of Christ, Scientist being the headquarters of all the denomination's activities. Christian Science does not have theologians or divinity schools; it does ...

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• Church of Christ, Scientist - Theology and healing
• Church of Christ, Scientist - Theology
• Church of Christ, Scientist - Spiritual healing in the material world
• Church of Christ, Scientist - Organization
• Church of Christ, Scientist - Recent history
• Church of Christ, Scientist - Notable Christian-Scientists
• Church of Christ, Scientist - Public controversy

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Church of Christ, Scientist - Origins and early development. In 1866, Mary Baker Eddy (known at the time as Mary Glover) was healed of an injury "that neither medicine nor surgery could reach..." (Ret 24:12) . According to her personal accounts, when she appeared to be near death, she called out for her Bible. She turned it to Matthew 9:2, which tells the story of Jesus healing a man who was sick with palsy, and after pondering the meaning of the passage, found herself suddenly well and able to get up. She believed that the healing came from her belief as a Christian. As she rec ...

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Church of Christ, Scientist, Church of Christ, Scientist - Theology and healing, Church of Christ, Scientist - Origins and early development, Church of Christ, Scientist - Theology, Church of Christ, Scientist - Spiritual healing in the material world, Church of Christ, Scientist - Organization, Church of Christ, Scientist - Recent history, Church of Christ, Scientist - Notable Christian-Scientists, Church of Christ, Scientist - Public controversy

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Churches of Christ mostly agree with the theology of other conservative Evangelical Christian groups, believing in Jesus as the Son of God, the death of Jesus by crucifixion as atonement for sin, and most other basic Christian teachings. However, there are many specific practices that distinguish them from these other bodies. The Church of Christ believes that the organization and structure of the church was laid down by Jesus Christ himself through his apostles in the form of the New Testament. Since this church has no headquarters a ...

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Church of Christ, Church of Christ - Church organization, Church of Christ - Hermeneutics, Church of Christ - Specific teachings and prohibitions, Church of Christ - Other Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement bodies, Church of Christ - Disputes within the Church, Church of Christ - Notes

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The Brethren in Christ Church (often called B.I.C. Church) is an evangelical Christian denomination with roots in the Mennonite church, pietism, and Wesleyan holiness. They have also been known as River Brethren and River Mennonites. Brethren in Christ Church - Background. The B.I.C. Church began about 1778 in Pennsylvania. It loosely shares an early connection with the United Brethren back to 1767. Often known by their locality, a group of brethren north of Marietta, Pennsylvania on th ...

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• Brethren in Christ Church - Background
• Brethren in Christ Church - Faith and Doctrine
• Brethren in Christ Church - Status

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The Mother Church is the church's world headquarters, and is located in Boston, Massachusetts. (An international daily newspaper, the Christian Science Monitor, founded by Eddy in 1908 and winner of seven Pulitzer prizes, is published by the church through the Christian Science Publishing Society.) Branch Christian Science churches and Christian Science Societies are subordinate to the Mother Church, but are self-governed in the sense that they have their own constitutions, bank accounts, assets, etc., but in order to be recogn ...

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Church of Christ, Scientist, Church of Christ, Scientist - Theology and healing, Church of Christ, Scientist - Origins and early development, Church of Christ, Scientist - Theology, Church of Christ, Scientist - Spiritual healing in the material world, Church of Christ, Scientist - Organization, Church of Christ, Scientist - Recent history, Church of Christ, Scientist - Notable Christian-Scientists, Church of Christ, Scientist - Public controversy

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Beginning in the mid-1980s, church executives undertook an ambitious foray into electronic broadcast media. A monthly half-hour television production was followed by a nightly half-hour news show on the Discovery Channel, anchored by veteran journalist John Hart. The Church then purchased a Boston cable TV station for elaborate in-house programming production. In parallel, the church purchased a shortwave radio station and syndicated radio production to National Public Radio. However, revenues fell short of optimistic predictions by church m ...

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Church of Christ, Scientist, Church of Christ, Scientist - Theology and healing, Church of Christ, Scientist - Origins and early development, Church of Christ, Scientist - Theology, Church of Christ, Scientist - Spiritual healing in the material world, Church of Christ, Scientist - Organization, Church of Christ, Scientist - Recent history, Church of Christ, Scientist - Notable Christian-Scientists, Church of Christ, Scientist - Public controversy

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Christian Science has been subject to significant criticism and public controversy throughout its history. The most highly publicized controversy surrounds Christian Science and medicine. While church members point out that followers are free to choose to seek traditional medical treatment, most rely heavily or exclusively on healing by prayer (Christian Scientists distinguish their method from “faith healing,” arguing that this term refers merely to blind faith, while thei ...

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Church of Christ, Scientist, Church of Christ, Scientist - Theology and healing, Church of Christ, Scientist - Origins and early development, Church of Christ, Scientist - Theology, Church of Christ, Scientist - Spiritual healing in the material world, Church of Christ, Scientist - Organization, Church of Christ, Scientist - Recent history, Church of Christ, Scientist - Notable Christian-Scientists, Church of Christ, Scientist - Public controversy

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Notable Christian Scientists, and issues discussed about them, are dealt with at the List of Christian Scientists (religious denomination). Although a few entertainers and politicians had enough of a role in the history of the faith to merit brief mention here. For example Big Band leader Kay Kyser was a Christian Science practitioner who was honored by the faith for being one of their leading lecturers. He also ran their tv-film department. Alan Young of Mister Ed founded a broadcast division for the faith. Lastly British dip ...

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Church of Christ, Scientist, Church of Christ, Scientist - Theology and healing, Church of Christ, Scientist - Origins and early development, Church of Christ, Scientist - Theology, Church of Christ, Scientist - Spiritual healing in the material world, Church of Christ, Scientist - Organization, Church of Christ, Scientist - Recent history, Church of Christ, Scientist - Notable Christian-Scientists, Church of Christ, Scientist - Public controversy

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The Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ are a part of the Restoration Movement and are in the theological middle ground between the Disciples of Christ and the Church of Christ (non-instrumental). These churches are best defined as those in the Restoration Movement who have chosen not to be identified with the denomination styled as The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) but have also chosen not to make the use or lack of use of musical instruments in worship services a test of fellowship as it is in th ...

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• Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ - Congregational Nomenclature
• Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ - Separation of the Disciples of Christ
• Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ - Identity
• Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ - Baptism
• Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ - Slogans

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The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) is an organization officially titled The Church of Jesus Christ with Headquarters in Monongahela, Pennsylvania. Its members are sometimes referred to as Bickertonites or members of the Bickerton organization, although they generally do not favor this moniker. The church also calls itself "The Church." The Church of Jesus Christ is not affiliated with any other church, and it started in the "Restoration" movement. Generally considered the third largest of the organizations ...

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• Church of Jesus Christ Bickertonite - History
• Church of Jesus Christ Bickertonite - Organization of the Church
• Church of Jesus Christ Bickertonite - Doctrines and Practices
• Church of Jesus Christ Bickertonite - External link

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The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States, generally considered within the Reformed tradition, and formed in 1957 by the merger of two denominations, the Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches. As such, the UCC therefore unites one of the earliest Protestant denominations in the United States with various other mostly Reformed traditio ...

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• United Church of Christ - Origin
• United Church of Christ - Doctrine and Beliefs
• United Church of Christ - Polity/Organizational Structure
• United Church of Christ - Current issues in the UCC
• United Church of Christ - Liberal Identity?
• United Church of Christ - Branding Campaign
• United Church of Christ - Advent 2005 ad Katrina relief and fundraising concerns hamper ad buy
• United Church of Christ - Same Sex Marriage controversy
• United Church of Christ - Divestment and Tear Down the Wall resolutions
• United Church of Christ - Ecumenical relations
• United Church of Christ - United Church of Christ Institutions

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The First Church of Christ, Scientist, often known as The Christian Science Church or simply Christian Science, is a Christian denomination with about 2,000 branches (local churches) in over 70 countries, with The First Church of Christ, Scientist being the headquarters of all the denomination's activities. Christian Science does not have theologians or divinity schools; it does ...

Including:

• Church of Christ Scientist - Theology and healing
• Church of Christ Scientist - Origins and early development
• Church of Christ Scientist - Theology
• Church of Christ Scientist - Spiritual healing in the material world
• Church of Christ Scientist - Organization
• Church of Christ Scientist - Recent history
• Church of Christ Scientist - Notable Christian-Scientists
• Church of Christ Scientist - Public controversy

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Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC) brings together nine mainline American denominations (including both predominantly white and predominantly black churches), and was inaugurated on January 20, 2002. CUIC is the successor organization to the Consultation on Church Union (COCU) founded in 1962. The original task of COCU was to negotiate a merger between its ten member denominations; however, the membership of the denominations overwhelmingly rejected a merger when it was proposed in 1969. With the failure of the merger pro ...

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Church of God in Christ, Mennonite is a Christian group of Anabaptist heritage; a 19th century offshot of the Old Order Mennonite Church. Among Mennonite groups, they are often referred to as Holdeman Mennonites, due to the original leadership of the John Holdeman. In Saskatchewan they are also known as Holderites. Church of God in Christ Mennonite - History. The congregations of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite are descendants of the Anabaptists of the "Radical Refo ...

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• Church of God in Christ Mennonite - History
• Church of God in Christ Mennonite - Faith and Practice
• Church of God in Christ Mennonite - Status
• Church of God in Christ Mennonite - Notes

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The Church of Christ was the original name given to the church formally organized by Joseph Smith, Jr. and five other men in upstate New York on April 6, 1830. The Latter Day Saint or Mormonism movement traces its origin to this event and many Latter Day Saint denominations consider themselves to be the sole legitimate continuation of this church. The largest of these is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but the Community of Christ, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite), the Church of Jesus Christ ...

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The Church of Christ is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement headquartered in Independence, Missouri on what is known as the Temple Lot. Members of the church have been known, colloquially, as Hedrickites, after Granville Hedrick, an early leader. The Church no longer has any official dialogue with any other organization. Current church membership is about 5000 with members in several countries. Church of Christ Temple Lot - History. The church shares its early history with the lar ...

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• Church of Christ Temple Lot - History
• Church of Christ Temple Lot - Doctrines

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The Church of Jesus Christ-Christian is a white supremacist group, since 1978 part of the Aryan Nations, which was founded in 1946 by Ku Klux Klan organizer Wesley A. Swift the son of a Methodist Church minister and who was considered the single most significant figure in the early years of the Christian Identity movement in the United States. It was originally known as the "White Identity Church of Jesus Christ-Christian," assuming its present name in 1957. After Wesley Swift' ...

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