Redland Road Church of Christ is a congregation of the Lord’s church that meets at 2480 Redland Road in Wetumpka, Alabama. Its worship schedule includes Bible study and worship services on Sunday, together with a Wednesday evening Bible study.
The congregation teaches that there is only one church, established by Christ and belonging to Christ. It understands “the church of Christ” not as a denominational title created by men, but as a collective reference to people who follow the New Testament teaching regarding the church.
Worship services and Bible study
| Day | Time | Service |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 9:00 AM | Bible Study |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM | Worship |
| Sunday | 5:00 PM | Worship |
| Wednesday | 7:00 PM | Bible Study |
We would love to have you visit with us and join us in the studying God’s Word and in worshiping Him. The congregation’s schedule provides opportunities for Bible study and worship throughout the week.
Beliefs about the church
There is only ONE church and it was established by Christ and it belongs to Christ. It was established in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost as recorded in Acts 2. “The church of Christ” is not a denominational title that describes a religious institution established by men.
Rather, it is the collective reference to the people of God in the world - people who follow the New Testament teaching regarding the church. “On this rock I will build My church”. The church of Christ is governed by Christ and His Word of truth called the gospel or New Testament.
Christ is the universal head. He does not have a representative on earth as some would suggest. In Ephesians 5.27 it reads, “That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”
We here at Redland Road are just a few members of the Lord’s church and just one of many congregations scattered across the world. The church is understood as the people who belong to Christ and seek to follow His revealed teaching.
How a person becomes a member of the church
When a person is saved according to the Lord’s instructions that are in the New Testament, when he is “baptized into Christ” (Gal. 3:26-27), he is at that time a member of his church (Eph. 5:23). “And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved” (Acts 2:47).
One does not join, but is added to the church by Christ - who is the head of the church. And those who obey the truth, according to Acts 2.47, are added to the church.
While the church does not save by itself, it is Christ who saves, yet our salvation is in the Lord’s body or church. In Ephesians 5.23 it reads, “…Christ is the savior of the body.” (Also read Ephesians 1.22-23).
To be in Christ is to be in His church. If any of us are saved, we must be in the Lord’s church.
The church’s purpose and responsibility
The Lord had such a concern for His church’s welfare that He requested we walk in newness of life and lead sober, godly and righteous lives in order to safeguard the church’s influence in the world. The church’s mission is one of evangelism, ministry, and benevolence.
To add to, or in any way change this, is to bring divine disapproval. It is the duty of the church to uphold the Lord’s truth to the lost.
Paul writes in I Timothy 3.15, “But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.” The church is therefore described as the house of God and as the pillar and ground of the truth.
Christ, salvation, and the church
Our salvation is the reason that Christ came to this world. If mankind had not been hopelessly lost in sin, Jesus would not have come. But He came to seek and save that which was lost (Matthew 1.21, Luke 19.10, I Timothy 1.15).
Because Jesus was put to death on the cross, He arose from the dead for our justification (Romans 4.25), and returned to God the Father. But He prepared the apostles for the great work of converting the world.
But this work was to be done in His church. It is the duty of the church to uphold the Lord’s truth to the lost, while salvation comes through Christ.
In Ephesians 5.23 it reads, “…Christ is the savior of the body.” (Also read Ephesians 1.22-23). While the church does not save by itself, it is Christ who saves, yet our salvation is in the Lord’s body or church.
A congregation serving as part of the Lord’s church
We here at Redland Road are just a few members of the Lord’s church and just one of many congregations scattered across the world. The congregation gathers for Bible study and worship according to its regular weekly schedule.
The church’s mission is one of evangelism, ministry, and benevolence. The congregation’s stated purpose is connected with studying God’s Word, worshiping Him, and upholding the Lord’s truth to the lost.
Scriptural passages emphasized
- Acts 2 records the establishment of the church in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.
- Galatians 3:26-27 speaks of being “baptized into Christ.”
- Acts 2:47 says, “And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.”
- Ephesians 5:23 states that “Christ is the savior of the body.”
- Ephesians 5.27 describes a glorious church that should be holy and without blemish.
- I Timothy 3.15 describes the church as “the house of God” and “the pillar and ground of the truth.”
- Romans 4.25 connects Christ’s resurrection with justification.
- Matthew 1.21, Luke 19.10, and I Timothy 1.15 identify Christ’s mission to save those who were lost.
Invitation to study and worship
We would love to have you visit with us and join us in the studying God’s Word and in worshiping Him. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
No wonder the poet so fittingly wrote: I love thy kingdom Lord, the house of thine abode. The church our blest redeemer saved with His own precious blood. I love thy church O God, her walls before thee stand, Dear as the apple of thine eye and graven on thy hand.