Our church is structured much like the New Testament church. The Surprise Church of Christ is an independent church that seeks to follow the Christ. The foundation of our beliefs and practices is His life and teaching.
Following the New Testament example, we refer to our leaders as, “Elder/Pastors,”. Christ directs them to lead the local church (Ephesians 4:11; 1 Peter 5:1-2). We also have a “Minister” who leads the church through preaching and teaching the Word of God (2 Timothy 4:1-5). In addition, we are blessed with a group of servants that the Bible calls “Deacons” who are appointed to specific church tasks (1 Timothy 3:8).
We are a diverse family with a variety of ages, races, social and economic backgrounds. Our diversity produces great strength for our family. Every person is of equal value in God’s sight and vital to the continued success and growth of Christ’s Church.