The Growth Of Non Denominational Church

By Jeffrey Stone


The history of the church as it can be dated during the apostolic missions shows that different congregations worked independently including the gentile house of worship. This is the same argument used by the members of non denominational church in the states. Their growth has been so rampant, and this has brought a bad image to the respected denominational churches. What they fail to understand is that they had a role to play that led to the separation.

It should be noted that it was the faults displayed by the denominational church that made some of its members to seclude themselves and from churches that are not associated with any denomination. The causes are very minute but upon deep thinking one will accept them. They include:

The period after the 2nd world war was marked by a cry for peace from every corner of the world. Everyone wanted that one leader that could assure them that there would be no more war. The church was among the stable institutions at that particular time. It got carried away by the yearning for political, and leadership recognition and eventually some members felt the deficit in spiritual nourishment. This made them come up with churches that could assure them of everlasting spiritual nourishment.

To make the matters worse, this house of worship became more liberal and started looking down upon its traditional methods of dealing with issues. The group of people that could not be allowed to be part of the Church traditionally was by then accepted. Church disorder became rampant since the punishment was not done the way it used to be done traditionally. This made other members of the congregation feel like their congregation is being mocked and went to form the non-denominational ones who still adhere to the traditional view of this institution.

Interracial marriages became very common in most parts of America at the beginning of the 29th century. However, these marriages came with one hurdle. Most spouses found themselves Christians from different denominations. Amid this confusion, some members of the congregation came up with the suggestion of developing a non-denominational church that allowed people to worship together despite the difference in their denominational backgrounds. Since it was something affecting most people, the idea was readily accepted by many.

Most of these churches get carried away by the doctrines of their churches and end up forgetting that the fundamental principles of any Christian should always be the Bible. The traditional believers who believed in the teachings of the Bible refused to be associated with any doctrine as it would make them divert from the Bible to the beliefs of denominations they serve.

Church leadership on its own has become a problem in these churches. This has been attributed to the complicated organization structure of these churches. The finances of this house of worship are under several different people in the hierarchy. Hence, chances of misuse are very high.

The cropping up of non-denominational churches is a clear indication how most people have lost their faith in these churches. This is owed to the infringement of various freedoms in regards to how these houses of worship are operated.




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