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About Us

Who we are…
We are a church of Christ congregation in Calgary that is dedicated to the truth as revealed by God, a church that follows the pattern of the New Testament. We do not claim to be the only right religious people you’ll find. God alone knows who His are (II Timothy 2:19). However, what we strive to be is the church one reads about in the New Testament. We oppose the religious division found in mainstream denominationalism. Christ prayed for unity (John 17:21) and died to establish His church (Matthew 16:18). We want to be His people—a New Testament church of Christ, a people belonging to Him.

What we do…
Our work and worship is simple. We will only practice what we can find in the New Testament scriptures. If what we are doing cannot be found in the scriptures, we will gladly give it up. If we are not doing something that is revealed in the New Testament, we will gladly begin doing it. The work of the Mountainview church of Christ is three-fold:

1) preach the gospel (Mark 16:15-16);
2) edify each member to spiritual maturity in Christ (Ephesians 4:11-16);
3) provide benevolence to saints in need (I Timothy 5:9-16).

So much of the religious world has gone after the “social gospel” and has neglected people’s most pressing need—the salvation of your soul! This is the goal of our work (I Peter 1:8-9, 22-25).

How We Worship...
"God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth" (John 4:24). Our worship is also very easy to identify from the New Testament Scriptures. It is simple yet dignified. We aim to glorify and honour God, not people. We assemble each Lord’s Day to engage in acts of worship:

-We break bread together to remember our Lord in His death (Acts 20:7; I Corinthians 11:26).
-We offer fervent prayer (Acts 2:42).
-We sing hymns without the accompaniment of instruments (Hebrews 2:12; Ephesians 5:19).
-The Lord’s Word is preached (Acts 2:42; I Corinthians 2:1-5).
-The members give as they have prospered so that the work of this local church can be supported (I Corinthians 16:1-2).
Visitors are never solicited for money! The contribution is the responsibility of the members. We want to do all things “decently and in order” (I Corinthians 14:40).

Our mission…
We are interested in all souls, regardless of gender, ethnic background, or religious creed. We believe all can study the Bible and come to a common understanding of what God has said through His Son. We encourage you to do this, and should you have questions concerning your study or what we have written here, please contact us so that we can “search the Scriptures” and find God’s answer as He is Truth!

Membership...
On the day of Pentecost following Jesus’ resurrection, people who believed the Gospel, repented, and were baptized were saved (Acts 2:38) and the saved were added to the church (Acts 2:47). These saved people were members of the body or church (Colossians 1:18) and were called Christians (Acts 11:26). Therefore, those of us that are members of the Mountainview church of Christ have obeyed God’s Plan for Salvation as found in the Bible. To become a Christian, one must:

Hear the word of God (Romans 10:17);
Believe the word of God (Hebrews 11:6);
Repent of our sins (Luke 13:3);
Confess that Jesus Christ is the Son of God (Romans 10:9-10);
Baptized for the remission of our sins (Acts 2:38);
Live faithful until death (Revelation 2:10).

Jesus came to the world to teach about God's holiness, love, mercy, grace and how you can become a child of God. We invite all who are interested in understanding more about God and His will in their life, to contact us and arrange a personal study or come and join us during our weekly Bible studies or worship service.

Visitors are most welcome, so please come and join us!