About the Church of Christ

Where We’ve Come from:

Ninety years ago were not only boom times for the Red River Valley farmers but it was a period of great spiritual revival. Evangelists and church planters were doing Kingdom work seeking the lost. Many churches in Crookston already existed when “The Christian Church (Disciples)” formed on June 1, 1915. These Christian disciples, who founded the church, made a covenant stating:

We, the undersigned, having been immersed upon the confession of our faith in Christ do unite to form a Church of Christ in Crookston, and having already covenanted with God in Christ, do hereby covenant with each other that we will keep all the ordinances and commandments of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; agreeing to be governed in our personal conduct and in our church relations and obligations by the Law Of Christ as taught in the New Testament and pledging each other to do all in our power to promote the peace, unity, and prosperity of this church and to extend the kingdom of Christ in all the world, in testimony whereof we affix our respective names.

Twenty-six signatures of the charter members were written into the Record book, some of them were: Mr. & Mrs. T.M. McCall, horticulturalist for the Northwest School of Agriculture, Mr. & Mrs. A.M. DeLapp, professor at the Crookston Business College and Drs. Frank and Blanch Sharp, both resident physicians.

What We’re About

The Church of Christ is a non-denominational church. Technically speaking, our church is under no regional bishop or national hierarchy that hands down policy for all its constituents. But the Church of Christ is also practically non-denominational in that we’re a Bible church. We form no formal creeds of what we believe; we stand on the Scriptures as the Word and Revelation of the one true God. We believe that followers of Jesus should demonstrate in essentials, unity, in opinions, liberty; in all things, charity. We realize that other churches bearing the name of Christ may see minor areas of doctrine differently than we do. But we recognize that the more significant and over-arching binding tie between all believers is Jesus Christ Himself. We are not the only Christians; we are Christians only.

Who We Are

We are a church made up of people from various theological and denominational backgrounds that have been made one in Christ Jesus.

Our Values

The New Testament book of Acts describes the church as being divinely designed to be – radically committed to Jesus Christ and the Word of God, irrevocably committed to prayer and to fellowship with one another. The Holy Spirit operated freely among and through the first-century believers, and empowered them to minister beyond their own human abilities. Our objective is to become a church that operates as the first-century church did.

What You Can Expect

We will talk about and demonstrate a personal relationship with God through His Son Jesus Christ. The dress of our church is casual, although no one has ever been thrown out for wearing a suit and tie! Our worship is a blend of traditional hymns and contemporary praise and worship music. We occasionally use drama skits to help communicate God’s truth. We promote Christian discipleship through Bible studies and small groups. We are learning to serve God and His church with our spiritual giftedness. We will invite you to join us on the path to knowing God and shining His light in this world of darkness and deception.