Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

Have y'all ever looked at "modest swimwear", or "modest clothing" on Google? They have clothing now that the cofc in our past would have completely loved. We really didn't have anything back then to wear. I never learned to swim because of the "modest swimming" thing.....

I was allowed to attend other churches’ events, but not if they conflicted with the COC services. I remember going to Vacation Bible School with a family that lived behind us. It was a Nazarene Church. I was concerned that maybe I shouldn’t pass their collection plate, because that might be supporti...

Colleges also qualified as institutions to which the anti churches would not send money.

The missionary society split happened earlier, though.

The way I remember it, women could speak in Bible Class, but not during the assembly for worship. And they couldn’t lead a Bible Class if there was a man present.

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Our preachers got around this by preaching that the age of miracles is now over.

My tiny west Texas town has a Primitive Baptist Church. They only meet once a month because it is such a small group. The preacher drives here from out-of-town. I knew an elderly woman who was a member, so I researched it a little. They are really seriously predestination believers. They don’t send ...

I grew up anti and I was familiar with the other small splinter groups. My sister went to a no-classes church for a while, because it was the only COC in that small town. Later, her family moved to a mainline COC. A few years ago, she and her husband made the big jump to the Disciples of Christ.

Many COCs are very strict about divorce and remarriage. What a shame—they run off so many good people.

What an experience for you. This episode surely strengthened your faith.