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Who We Are
Churches, as described in the New Testament, are
made up of people. A church is not a building where people
meet or an organization to join, like a club. 
In the Bible, we see that churches are a collection
of people who had heard the gospel (the good news about
Jesus) and obeyed it to become disciples (followers) of
Jesus. (Acts 14:21-23)
The Bible describes groups of these disciples as "churches"
in Romans 16:16. However, these groups of disciples are
not only described as churches, but as churches that are
"of Christ."
Identifying themselves as "of Christ" was a way
to show that they were not saved "of works," "of
men," or by any other means. They were saved by Jesus
Christ.
Ephesians 2:8-10 reads, "For by grace are ye saved
through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift
of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we
are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works,
which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."
At Kleinwood we are not a "church of " works,
or creeds, or denominations. We are a diverse group of disciples
from various backgrounds, races, families, and locations
with one binding thing in common. We simply desire to be
a "church" that is "of Christ."
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