Tom Selleck is a Disciple of Christ.
I thought one could not partake of “the Table” (Communion) with the DoC unless you were a member......???????
If true, that does not unite, but divides........
Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth is affiliated with Disciples of Christ.
“TCU was founded by East Texas brothers Addison and Randolph Clark, together with the support of their father Joseph A. Clark. The Clarks were scholar-preacher/teachers associated with the Restoration Movement. These early leaders of the Restoration Movement were the spiritual ancestors of the modern Disciples of Christ, as well as major proponents of education.”
I grew up in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Pacific Northwest region.
My family left (or were kicked out) in 1974, when senior members of our local church said, “We are tired of hearing about Jesus. We want to get back to God!” They were a majority on the board, so after they fired the pastor we shook the dust off our feet and left for greener pastures.
My cousin was attending a Disciples seminary at the time, intending to become a pastor, following in his fathers footsteps. He left the school about the same time we left our church of fifteen years, complaining about the liberals and unbelievers on the seminary’s faculty.
The “Church(es) of Christ” and the “Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)” are two separate denominations, however both are descended from the Barton Stone & William Campbell restoration movement in the early 1800s.
A center point in the origin of the Disciples of Christ was over one having to be an official church member of a denomination or congregation rather than being a baptized Christian to partake in communion.
Here is the history of the DoC from its website: https://disciples.org/our-identity/history-of-the-disciples/
See also the Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Church_(Disciples_of_Christ)
So many denominations, and so much confusion...
Does anybody read the Holy Bible anymore? And adhere to it for once?