The Churches Of Christ: A Comparative Essay
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Over the past ten years there has been much controversy in the Christian and
secular media about the International Churches of Christ (ICC), and the United
(or mainline) Church of Christ (CoC). This controversy has stemmed from the
ICC's misuse of funds, doctrinal problems, member abuse, and mind ....
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.... became the United Churches of Christ. Today
the CoC has over two thousand registered churches in the world.
By 1979, the roots of the CoC were firmly in place. It was then that Chuck
Lucas, a pastor at the Gainesville Church of Christ (mainline), met a young
college student, Kip McKean, and began discipling him. Kip was a bright student
and showed great potential for leadership in the church. However, something in
the discipling process went wrong. Kip was expelled from the Gainesville ....
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