COTACF

Early Church Principles for a Modern World: We can only imagine what it must have been like to really have been in the body of believers during the time of the early church. It is disappointing to see how institutionalized the church has become since then, and how many people have been lost in its generic nature. We are taught in large groups instead of being able to ask questions or offer an insight. Pastors are often under pressure to be all things to all people. Then too, many people have been disillusioned by what they perceive as fruitless and sometimes fraudulent spending of the money donated to Christian ministry. Many people are also frustrated with “church policies” which attempt to legislate behavior and authority, reducing or completely blocking the effectiveness of the holy spirit of God, often making them feeling unfulfilled, or worse, being made to feel that they are unloved outsiders. The Church of the Ancient Christian Faith’s (COTACF) function is to develop small group churches in homes and other meeting places, and to be able to help place people in groups where they can feel comfortable and be free to express their needs and concerns before like minded group members, and get straight answers to honest questions. We believe that many people in our community would respond to this system better than to a formal church setting. Services can be held on different days of the week so as to make it easier to allow people to connect to a group when they are most able, and to allow qualified leaders to test the waters to see if sheparding a group is right for them. Toward this end, we are always seeking elders and deacons for home church leadership. We are also seeking those who could open up their home or meeting space to hold a church service but not necessarily lead the group.