What is the Christian and Missionary
Alliance?
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The
Christian and Missionary Alliance is
an alliance of evangelical
believers, joined together in local
churches, committed to fulfilling
the Great Commission given by our
Lord Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:19 and
20 instruct us, "Therefore go and
make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, and teaching them to
obey everything I have commanded
you" (NIV).
We are Christian because we believe
and follow Jesus Christ as Savior
and Lord. We are missionary because
we are committed to reach lost
people with the good news of Jesus
Christ.
Our Mission statement reads, "The
Christian and Missionary Alliance
is committed to world missions
stressing the fullness of Christ
and preaching the gospel to the end
of the earth.
Since our beginning in 1887 the
Alliance has grown to 2,100 churches
in the United States and Canada. We
have ministries in 54 countries
around the world.
What do Alliance people believe?
The Alliance emphasizes the need
for genuine spiritual conversion to
Christ, a spirit-filled life and
effective service.
The doctrinal statement of The
Christian and Missionary Alliance
was adopted in 1965. It has been
reaffirmed in succeeding years and
stands as an understandable
statement of evangelical belief. We
teach the centrality of Christ
expressed as "Jesus Christ our
Savior, Sanctifier, Healer and
Coming King. |
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