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Southwest Central Church of Christ - Houston, Texas
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Churches of Christ
We are Christians. We claim God as our Father, Jesus as His son and our Savior, and the Holy Spirit as our in-dwelling power. As followers, we are always seeking his clear leadership. We are people of prayer, people of the Word, and people who want to “walk as Jesus walked,” continuing his ministry and revealing God to a lost humanity. Churches of Christ are a loosely connected world wide brotherhood of congregations. "Loosely" is descriptive because there is no governing body for Churches of Christ above the local congregation. Each congregation is autonomous, self-governing, and self-supporting. Each congregation interprets the scriptures for itself and is responsible to no one but the Lord for its life. Because of this, practices will vary somewhat from one congregation to another. A great emphasis is placed on the Bible as the word of God, on studying, understanding, and applying it to contemporary living.
Southwest Central
The Southwest Central congregation has a rich heritage in Houston going back to 1918 when the Central Church of Christ began meeting downtown. Through its history, Central began a number of daughter churches, including the Southwest church in1956. In 1983, mother and daughter reunited at 4011 West Bellfort to begin a new era of ministry in Houston. Through the years, many exciting ministries have originated from these congregations: Christian Home for Aged, Christian Child Help Foundation, Southwest Christian Day Care and School, University of Houston Campus Ministry, and Churches of Christ Medical Center Chaplaincy to name a few. In addition, the church has maintained free apartments for patients in the Texas Medical Center, participated in Braes Interfaith Ministries, led with the Houston Campaign for the Homeless, fed and supported inner city ministries, provided medical supplies and physicians to the Nigerian Christian Hospital, and been actively involved in the Westwood Civic Club and Southwest Ministerial Association. We tutor neighhborhood youth on Tuesday evenings and teach ESL and Friendspeak to our neighbors on Wednesday evenings. We are a congregation with a strong witness for Jesus Christ in the Houston area.
Leadership
Southwest Central has a strong participatory gender inclusive leadership. Ministry Teams are open to any members and lead in areas such as administration, finance, adult ministries, children's ministries, building and grounds, educational areas, missions, and caring ministries. Overseeing the total ministry of the church is a board of Elders or shepherds, selected by the congregation, who offer vision and coordination to the whole.
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- Southwest Central Church of Christ
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- Houston TX
- US 77025-5306
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- +1.0000000000
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