About the Danbury church of Christ
Worship
We endeavor to worship God "In spirit and in truth" by following the instructions and examples found in the New Testament.
What The Church Is
Congregational, A Capella singing is enjoyed in each assembly. (Matthew 26:30; I Corinthians 14:15; Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16; Hebrews 2:12).
We pray through Christ to God in thankfulness for his blessings. Prayer is an important part of our life, both individually and congregationally. (Hebrews 13:18; I Corinthians 14:15; I Thessalonians 5:17; I Timothy 2:8; I John 5:14-16).
Weekly communion of the Lord's supper is observed by all faithful members of the church of Christ each first day of the week. (Matthew 26:26ff; Luke 22:14ff; I Corinthians 11; Acts 20:7).
The preaching of the Gospel of Christ is an important phase of Worship. All scriptural subjects are covered from time to time - the plan of salvation, the church, the Christian life and how it relates to moral and social aspects (I Corinthians 1:21; Romans 1:16; II Timothy 4:15; Colossians 2,3).
Each Sunday a free-will contribution is collected from the members for the support of the entire work of the Church. (I Corinthians 16:1,2; II Corinthians 9:7).
The church is people - Christ's people. It is the total of all people who obey Christ, who unreservedly commit themselves to Him, who find peace and joy in his service.
Christ and the church are inseparable. Christ gave Himself for the church, purchasing it with His blood (Acts 20:28; I Corinthians 6:19-20; I Peter 1:18-19).
What is the church like? It is like a human body. The head supplies the body with its life. The head directs the body. The head saves the body from harm. The head unifies and coordinates the different organs of the body. But at the same time, the head depends upon the body to carry out its functions.
In like manner, Christ is the head of the church, which is His body (Ephesians 1:22-23; Colossians 1:18). Christ gives life to the church. Christ guides and controls the church. Christ is the savior of the church (Ephesians 5:23). In Christ, the church - composed of people who differ in race, background, culture, status and talent - is one (Romans 12:4-5; I Corinthians 12:27). Yet, Christ, the head, depends upon the church, the body, to accomplish His purposes in the world.
The church is the hands, feet and mouth by which Christ works and speaks within the world.
Who Are We?
The church of Christ is located one mile north of the Danbury High School.
In 1963, Wilmer and Katherine Hebbard, a couple living and working in
the W. Hartford area, begin to travel to Danbury weekly to offer a time to
worship and take the Lord's Supper with a few other Christians in the area thus establishing the church of Christ in Danbury, Connecticut.
For a short time Bob and Jan Randolph, while attending Yale University,
came over on Sunday mornings to preach and worship with the small group at the Odd Fellows Hall in Danbury.
In August, 1966, under sponsorship of the University Church of Christ in
Abilene, Texas, David and Paula Tarbet moved to Danbury to work as minister, with 8 other adult Christians still meeting in the Odd Fellows Hall on Main Street..
Because more children were present for Bible classes and worship, another meeting place was found at the Swedish Evangelical church on Liberty Street. When that facility was outgrown, the congregation met at the Park Ave Elementary school until the Danbury building was constructed in 1973 on Clapboard Ridge Road. Ground breaking was in April of 1973 and first services were held in our current building December of 1973
The church is interested in two things:
Serving Christ!
Serving You!
We are dedicated to the purpose of restoring the religion of Jesus and His apostles.
The Bible is respected as the revelation of God's will to man. It is recognized as the sole and complete authority in religion today.
Christianity is considered A Way of Life. Those who acknowledge Christ as their Lord freely dedicate their lives to his service.
God's Loving Family
God's love reaches from God to man and from person to person. It is expressed in many ways, but especially in the sending of God's son (John 3:16; Romans 5:8).
God's word, the Bible, is an ancient book. But it has a message as modern and up-to-date as today's news. There is no problem of life which God's revealed will does not address.
The family, instituted by God when Eve was specifically prepared to be Adam's wife, continues to be the basic unit of society. It is also that place where God touches life from the cradle to the grave.
God's special family, the church is presented as that unique body of people called out of the world by the power of God to experience the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man as they cannot be experienced in any other relationship.
