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About CCC

CCC is a church that believes

• all people matter to God
• people long for--and were designed for--loving relationships with God and people
• applying Biblical truth changes lives
• people transformed by Christ can impact families, Murray, our country and the world

We welcome you to join us, wherever you may be on your spiritual journey.

OUR CHURCH HISTORY

Christian Community Church was started in August 1981 by a group of families from various Church backgrounds. These families worshipped for a time with Murray Christian Fellowship, a campus ministry at Murray State University sponsored by area Christian churches. As a result of God's calling, they joined with others to unite as a church concentrating on family ministry.

During the first year, the church met in the home of the Guins. Our organization was formalized by incorporating in 1982. The second year was spent at Murray Middle School until the purchase of our current facility in November 1983. By this time, 28 families were attending CCC. These included: Armstrong, Bates, Brines, Call, Fairbanks, Fisher, Fuson, Green, Greer, Guin, Hahn, Johnson, Knox, Mangold, McGary, McKenzie, Rabadi, Ramsey, Reinhardt, Rice, Sparks, Stuart, Taylor, Thorton, Timmons, West, Wortham, and Wuest.

From inception to 1994, our church was elder led. In 1994, CCC elected pastors from among the eldership to provide greater leadership. In 1996, CCC was led to become a cell-based church. Small groups became "cells" with a vision to edify each member and grow to a point of multiplication.

OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH

We strive to make the Bible the sole authority for the basis of our faith and beliefs. Since there are different interpretations of what the Bible teaches, we have adopted a statement of doctrines that we consider essential to the Christian faith. This statement is not intended to supplant the Bible but to set forth our understanding of what the Bible teaches.

The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are inspired by God and are God's supreme and final authority in faith and life. From the Scriptures we have our basis for all beliefs and actions.

Man was created in the image of God, but has sinned and fallen from his relationship with God. all human beings are born with a sinful nature and freedom of choice, and those that reach the age of accountability become sinners in thought and deed.

Jesus Christ is God's Son, begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, and is true God and true Man. He lived a perfect life as an example for sacrifice, but arose back to life on the third day so that we might believe, and in believing have life. He has ascended into heaven, serving now as our High Priest and Advocate, and will personally return to establish His eternal Kingdom.

Salvation is God's gift to Man through Jesus, a gift we accept by faith. Faith is belief that produces obedience. Scripture teaches us to show our faith by repenting of our sins, confessing Him before others, being baptized (immersed in water), and making Jesus Lord of our lives.

All who accept God's gift of salvation are born of the holy Spirit, and thereby become children of God. The Spirit of God is our Counselor in our new life, teaching us, convicting us of sin, filling us and bring the power in our lives to live out the Christian life.

There will be a bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust and a time of judgement by God. Those that are saved have the promise of eternal blessedness and joy; those that are lost are promised eternal suffering and punishment.

The Church is the body of believers in Jesus, responsible to carry on the ministry of bringing others to Him, to teach His word, and to love and serve one another. The Church's local organization, teachings, and ordinances are to be based on the teaching and example of Jesus and the Apostles.