About Us
Corpus Christ, the Body of Christ, is an autocephalous Christian Church. We are Apostolic,* Orthodox☦ Preterists.‡
Our Vision
We envision the full expression of the kingdom of God on earth in righteousness, peace, justice, joy, and love under the Lordship of Jesus Christ ﷺ whose glory will be shared by the Church, which the company of the redeemed from every tribe, tongue, people and nation.
Our Mandate
The risen Lord Jesus Christ ﷺ received all power in heaven and on earth. He is the King of kings and Lord of lords. He commanded his disciples to preach the good news to all the creatures and to make disciples of all nations. As disciples of Jesus, we seek to obey His royal commission to win and train new disciples in obedience to the King through our word and example.
Our Methods
First, we pray for the salvation of all mankind.Then, we strive to communicate the good news of Jesus Christ ﷺ to all who are willing to listen. Next, we focus on making individual disciples perfect in Christ in the context of a local church, the family of God. The local church is a dynamic, organic, self-replicating body of disciples.
Our Beliefs
Our faith is Christ-centered. The Bible (the Word of God) – not tradition – is our final arbiter of truth. We honour biblically sound traditions. We are a learning community. As much as we love the Truth, we long for unity and peace, like Rupertus Meldenius (1627) who said, In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all things charity. The challenge is to agree on what all constitute the “essentials” of the Christian faith!
Our Articles of Faith
Our Values
Our Values are important because they help us translate our beliefs into lived experience. Values guide our daily behavior, foster community culture, and provide a framework for practical decision-making. Shared values can foster unity and shared purpose among Churches whose articles of faith might vary slightly on secondary doctrinal points.
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Our Story
The Corpus Christi is a part of the global Christian Church of Jesus Christ ﷺ. It is led by Philip and Jessimol Eapen who have their roots in the Malankara Syrian Christian community. Every Syrian Christian group claims “unbroken apostolic succession” from the Apostle Thomas Tradition. Against this backdrop, the Eapens wish to be more faithful to the Apostolic tradition as seen in the Scriptures than to layers of tradition accumulated during the past millennia.
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