ResourcesSpirituality 101 Class. This material was prepared by Nathan Pickard in order to help people explore the practice of various spiritual disciplines. This material is designed to be worked through every two weeks. It includes learning to read scripture and to pray, journal writing, eating with people, blessing people, seeking to grow in our faith and a bi-weekly dinner with the leader of the class to discuss the practices engaged the previous weeks. The class works best in a group format with a leader. History of the Church of Christ in NewmarketThe birth of the Newmarket congregation grew out of positive circumstances, and was envisioned by two families from different congregations: Dennis & Sheila Bromley (from Ajax) and Clare and Elsie Preston (from Pine Orchard). <read more> Our HeritageThe Newmarket Church of Christ is part of the Christian heritage that grew out of the influence of Barton Stone and Alexander Campbell in the early nineteenth century. Stone and Campbell, who disagreed on various points due to their religious background still united together and formed what is now called the Churches of Christ. Their unity was achieved upon the basis that a Christian movement would be created that was free of religious traditions and that they would restore New Testament Christianity. Three defining characteristics of the Churches of Christ continue to set our beliefs and worship services from other churches. We believe that (immersion) baptism is for adult believers in Christ. We share in the breaking of bread and wine (commonly known as the Lord’s Supper) on a weekly basis and our worship services are also conducted a cappella style (singing without the accompaniment of instruments). Our heritage unfortunately has seen many various divisions. We acknowledge these divisions and trust that God in his great mercy will forgive us for allowing division to take place. To learn more about our rich heritage the Restoration Movement web site will introduce you to the history of the Churches of Christ. |