Christian Disciples in the 21st Century

The theological teachings of Barton Stone and Alexander Campbell accelerated the need for spiritual change, while those experiencing a Holy Ghost move of God, witnessed a series of revivals that made its way especially across the frontier territories, fed by this religious sentiment of intense interest in the Bible. Many different organized denominations had constructed ecclesiastical practices or creeds that were man-made and did not come explicitly from the Bible, but those with great passion for change in the Church felt that these divisions must be dissolved. Their vision for the Church was to abandon all denominational, doctrinal, cultural and religious barriers that discouraged fellowship among Christians, while becoming united as one Church under God`s rule alone. As Evangelical Christian Church clergy, and followers of Barton Stone's Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery, and fervid followers of Jesus Christ, we seek only the spiritual unity of all believers on the basis of faith in and obedience to Christ as the divine Son of God, and the acceptance of the Bible particularly the New Testament as our all-sufficient rule of faith and practice.

Today, the Canadian Evangelical Christian Church is working to define itself ever more faithfully with the mission of our Lord, and the baptizing power of the Holy Spirit for salvation, and of the miracle working power of the Cross and the Blood of Jesus Christ (John 19:16), and the filling/controlling power of the Holy Spirit for service (Acts 20:17,18), and holy victorious living because of Pentecost (2 Cor. 9:6-8), while bridging the gap between the various denominational traditions found in the Body of Christ.

"Where the Bible speaks, we speak, where the Bible is silent, we are silent."