Oak Park Christian Church

About

Where You're Loved as Family

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Oak Park Christian Church is an independent Christian church that shares a rich heritage with nearly 6,000 other congregations in the United States known as the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ.

This group of churches originated from a movement in the early 19th Century that became known as the Stone-Campbell Reformation (or The American Restoration Movement). The leaders of this movement, primarily Alexander Campbell and Barton W. Stone sought to unify Christians under the authoritativeness of the Bible so that the World could be won to Christ.

Oak Park Christian Church is a fellowship of Christians that holds the following core teachings:
1. The Bible is the Word of God and the only authoritative standard for the life and practice of the Church and the Christian.
2. God is the Creator and Ruler of the universe and cares for each person as their Heavenly Father.
3. Jesus Christ is God’s only Son, who lived a sinless life, died on the cross for our sins, was buried, rose bodily from the dead, is alive today, and will return.
(1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21)
4. The Holy Spirit dwells within each Christian, empowering us to live a holy life and equipping us with gifts for serving others. (Romans 8:9-14; Galatians 5:16-26; Acts 2:38; 1 Corinthians 12:4-6)
5. Human beings are created in the image of God but, because of personal sin, are separated from God. (Romans 3:23; 5:12)
6. We are saved by God’s grace, through our faith. Faith includes believing in Jesus Christ as God’s Son who died for your sins and was raised from the dead; turning your life over to Jesus as Lord; and being baptized by immersion in water. (Ephesians 2:8-9; Acts 2:38)

Mission

Live the Gospel - Learn together - Love generously through grace - truth - meaning - community