About Us
The Christadelphians are a comparatively small religious body who have attempted to get back to the faith and character of the early Christian church
We have been in existence for about 150 years
The name “Christadelphian” comes from two Greek words and means “brothers (and sisters) in Christ”
We are located in many countries throughout the world with large groups of Christadelphians in the United Kingdom and Europe, Australia and New Zealand, North America, South East Asia and Africa.
Like the early Christians, we meet in homes, rented rooms and in some cases our own buildings, as in Clowne.
We accept the Bible as our guide, and believe it to be the inspired word of God.
Membership is extended to those, who like us, believe what we understand to be the Bible’s teaching, and as a result, have been baptised by full immersion in water.
We are a lay community organised on the pattern adopted by the first century Christians.
We have no paid clergy or church hierarchy.
Each congregation is called an ‘ecclesia’. (the New Testament word for church). We are therefore known among Christadelphians as - “The Clowne Christadelphian Ecclesia”
Members of each congregation are addressed as ‘brother’ or ‘sister’, and all may be involved in organising our activities.
All members contribute their time and energy voluntarily in service to God.
A strong common belief in God as our Father and in Jesus as our Saviour, binds our community together.
We believe that the return of our Lord Jesus Christ to the earth is certain and that he will rule the earth from Jerusalem.
See our new page on the history of Christadelphians in Clowne
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