What Kind Of Church Is This?

One thing is certain - There is no shortage of churches. You can take your pick among hundreds of different kinds, from the proud, old denominations, like the Catholic and Missionary Baptist to the newer, more energetic Assembly of God or Church of God in Christ, to say nothing of those amazingly numerous and various cults that are springing up.

In the midst of such diversity, what is special about First Christian Church of Chicago?

• A Christian church - Our message is that "Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God."  Any message that makes something less of Jesus makes the church less than Christian. Even our church name is rooted in the earliest days, when disciples where called Christians.
• A diverse church - Members of this church seek to fellowship in Christ with other Christians. Our congregation brings together multiple racial and generational groups. There is no segregation here.    
• A thinking church - Christian faith demands the best our minds can give, so we are a studying church, seeking to interpret and apply biblical truth intelligently.    
• A feeling church - Ours is not a dry, intellectual approach to God. We rejoice and praise and pray and love and serve from the heart. We are unashamed of the gospel and not embarrassed to let our excitement be seen.   
• A healing church - God wants to bring healing not just to our spiritual lives, but our emotional, social, economic, and relational lives as well. FCC helps people to discover that healing through an assortment of felt-needs ministries. 
• A sharing church - We share our faith and love with as many as we can reach and our possessions as persons who know that everything we have belongs to God to be used for His purposes. 
• A united church - We freely work with other churches and organizations outside of our normal circles toward a common purpose so that what God is trying to do in our area of Chicago and other places around the world is strenthened.   
• A growing church - We want to grow because we are under Christ's commission to disciple the world, so we are renewing our commitment to share our faith with friends and family.