Dexter Church of Christ

Frequently Asked Questions

Below are some questions commonly asked by people unfamiliar with the Dexter Church of Christ.

1. Where is your church building?
   • Click here for directions and location information.
   
   
2. Is this church Catholic, Protestant, or Denominational?
   • All of those labels carry certain preconceived notions. We'd like to suggest that we don't fit into any of those categories.
   • Our goal is and has long been to simply be a congregation (or group) of people pledging allegiance to Christ and striving to obey the will of God our Father. We are simply a church of Christ in Dexter, Michigan.
   
   
3. Are you part of the "International Churches of Christ," the "United Churches of Christ," etc.?
   • Only in so far as all Christians are united in Christ.
   • We are an independent, non-denominational congregation of Christ's Church with no binding affiliation to any other church or group of churches other than what we share as a result of our obedience to God as revealed in the Bible and our obedient faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
   
   
4. When do you offer the Lord's Supper (or 'Communion' or 'eucharist')?
   • We offer it weekly during our Sunday Morning (10:30-11:30) assemblies.
   
   
5. When sharing the Lord's blood in communion, do you use one cup which everyone shares or an individual serving cup for each person?
   • We provide an individual serving cup for each partaker.
   
   
6. Do you use musical instruments in your worship?
   • No, we sing to God and each other 'a capella' (which means "without instruments").
   
   
7. Must I be baptized again to join your church if I've already been baptized elsewhere?
   • No, if you were previously baptized in accordance with scripture, and you feel your baptism was scriptural, we do not require you to be rebaptized in order to worship with us.
   • If you aren't sure or have doubts about your previous baptism, we'd be happy to discuss that with you if you like.
   • Click here to contact the minister or elder of your choice.
8. Which Bible do you use?
   • We rely on the 66-book Bible† common to many main-stream Christian fellowships.
   • Our members rely upon a variety of versions including (but not limited to) the
     • King James Version (KJV)
     • Revised Standard Version (RSV)
     • American Standard Version (ASV)
     • New International Version (NIV)
     • New American Standard Bible (NASB)
     • New King James Version (NKJV)
   • We encourage Christians to study regularly from a bible which they can understand and to reference multiple versions to better understand scriptures from a well-rounded and non-biased perspective.
   
   
9. I have questions not answered by this FAQ. How can I get more information without visiting your building?
   • Of course, we'd love to speak with you before or after one of our regularly scheduled assemblies; but understanding you may not be comfortable with that, we hope you'll contact one of our ministers with any questions you may have.
   • Click here contact the minister of your choice.