Who We Are

We Are Not A Denomination . . .

It is our sincere desire to be nondenominational, to wear no other name than Christ's, and to be known simply as Christians, members of the body of Christ (Acts 11:26; Eph. 1:22, 23).

We Strive To Be The Church Described In The New Testament . . .

We believe that when the seed, the Word of God (Luke 8:11), is sown in the hearts of honest individuals and obeyed it will produce Christians just like it did in the first century - nothing more and nothing less.

We Have No Human Head . . .

There is no man, or group of men, who legislate for the church. We have no one to answer to except Christ our Lord. He is the head of the church (Col. 1:18). There is no human head.

We Have No Intercongregational Organization . . .

We are completely automomous and function totally independently from all other churches. The elders of the Rice Road church oversee the affairs of this congregation and no other.

The Bible Is Our Only Guide . . .

We have no man-made creeds to follow. We are governed in faith and conduct by the Bible alone. We accept the Bible as being verbally inspired and infallible in content (2 Peter 1:20, 21; 1 Cor. 2:11-13). Consequently, when the Bible speaks upon any given subject, its pronouncement is accepted as final.

Our Plea For Unity . . .

We plead for unity among all who obediently respond to the doctrine and commandments given in the New Testament. Since division is the result of departure from God's pattern, we believe division can be healed by returning to the revealed truth of God's word. For this unity we plead.