WHAT IS THE CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE?

The Christian and Missionary Alliance is an alliance of evangelical believers, joined together in local churches, committed to fulfilling the great commission given by our Lord Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:19 and 20 instruct us, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you . . ." (NIV).

We are "Christian" because we believe and follow Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. We are "missionary" because we are committed to reaching lost people with the good news of Jesus Christ.

Our mission statement reads, "The Christian and Missionary Alliance is committed to world missions, stressing the fullness of Christ in personal experience, building the church and preaching the gospel tothe ends of the earth."

Since our beginning in 1887 the Alliance has grown to mare than 2,000 churches in the United States and Canada. We have ministries in 54 countries around the world.

WHAT DO ALLIANCE PEOPLE BELIEVE?

The Alliance emphasizes the need for genuine spiritual conversion to Christ, a Spirit-filled life and effective service.

The doctrinal statement of the Christian and Missionary Alliance was adopted in 1965. It has been reaffirmed in succeeding years and stands as an understandable statement of evangelical belief. We teach the centrality of Christ expressed as "Jesus Christ: our Savior, Sanctifier, Healer,and Coming King."

For further information, see our Statement of Faith

WHAT MAKES THE C&MA DIFFERENT?

The Christian and Missionary Alliance is a missionary denomination committed to worldwide evangelism and discipleship. This is reflected in our commitment to plant churches around the world, to concentrate on evangelism and to train and send into service only those who are sound in faith, filled with the Spirit of God and have a passion for reaching those without Christ.

The Christian and Missionary Alliance is committed to good stewardship. In the use of missionary money, we practice economy consistent with efficiency.

The Alliance message is that the person of Jesus Christ is adequate to meet the needs of the whole man. He is exalted as:

    * The living Word of God
    * The supreme revelation of divine love.
    * The sacrificial Lamb of God who alone provides salvation for mankind.
    * The sufficient on for every need of body and soul; the only hope for a world of lost people.
    * The coming King.

Our emphasis on the person of Jesus Christ grows out of an unswerving loyalty to the authority and inerrancy of Scripture. Our emphasis on holy living and the Holy Spirit's power for service grows out of the clear teaching in the New Testament epistles and the teachings of Jesus Christ himself.

WHAT IS THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE C&MA?

This "Alliance" of believers traces its roots to the ministry and vision of Dr. Albert Benjamin Simpson. A Presbyterian clergyman, motivated by the spiritual needs of the metropolitan multitudes in North America as well as by those of the unevangelized peoples in other lands,Dr. Simpson launched a vibrant ministry of evangelism and Bible teaching.He was joined by people from a variety of denominational backgrounds who also desired to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ. They were compelled by a sense of urgency to take this message to all nations because of Jesus' statement in Matthew 24:14, "This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come" (NIV).

This new "mission society" soon became a major evangelical movement. Today, it is a rapidly growing missionary denomination committed to world evangelism.

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