Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada
{{Short description|Christian denomination in Canada}}
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- United Church of Christ (1989)
- United Church of Canada (2019)
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The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada ({{Langx|fr|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
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada has its origins in a church founded in 1811 in Charlottetown by a Scottish immigrant. J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 613 It was officially founded in 1922. Drew Blankman, Todd Augustine, Pocket Dictionary of North American Denominations, InterVarsity Press, USA, 2010, p. 31 It became a region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the US in 1968. Hans J. Hillerbrand, Encyclopedia of Protestantism: 4-volume Set, Routledge, UK, 2004, p. 98 According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 21 member churches. Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council, [https://www.canadadisciples.org/about-us/ About the DECC], canadadisciples.org, Canada, retrieved December 5, 2020
Beliefs
The denomination practices 'believers baptism' meaning that infants are not generally baptized.{{Cite web|url=http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/christian-church-disciples-of-christ-in-canada|title=Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Canada — World Council of Churches|website=www.oikoumene.org|language=en|access-date=2016-06-06}}
Like other mainline denominations, the Disciples of Christ in Canada permits each congregation to decide whether to marry same-sex couples.{{Cite web|url=http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2014_06/another_denomination_embraces050873.php|title=Another Denomination Embraces Marriage Equality|website=The Washington Monthly|access-date=2016-06-06}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.canadadisciples.org/ Official website]
{{Restoration Movement}}
Category:Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Category:Reformed denominations in Canada
Category:Members of the Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council