The Church of Christ is the name most often used to describe the church in the New Testament. Those who obeyed the Gospel in New Testament days were called Christians (Acts 11:26). They were not called other, man made names in addition. Likewise the Church of the New Testament was not named after a man or a doctrine, but after Christ, for he paid for it with his own death on the cross (Acts 20:28). There are a myriad of denominational churches and organizations in the world today, each calling itself by a different name. The Church is not a denomination – denominations are man made institutions that seek to worship God by their own beliefs and designs, instead of by the word of God. The division into sects and man made churches is not acceptable to God (1 Corinthians 1:10-13). We are to be Christians (not hyphenated Christians) and members of the Church as described in the New Testament.
We seek nothing more than to worship as God has directed in His word. Jesus said “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth” (Matthew 28:18). Since all authority has been given to Jesus, there is none left for man to decide how to worship God – it has already been decided, and revealed in the Gospel. As part of our worship to God, we observe the Lord’s Supper on the first day of each week (Acts 20:7); we lift up our hearts and our voices in song (Colossians 3:16); we pray (1 Timothy 2:1); each member gives back to God as they have been prospered (1 Corinthians 16:1-2); we study God’s word (2 Timothy 2:15); and we assemble together as the members of his church in this area (Hebrews 10:24-25)