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Today: 03 December 2008
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Thought for the day
For nothing will be impossible with God.
Luke 1 v 37
Welcome to the Web site of the Birmingham South Christadelphian Ecclesia.
We are based in Kings Heath in the UK
and are one of many Christadelphian ecclesias in the Birmingham area.
We hope that you will find this site a useful resource for finding out general information on who the Christadelphians are and what we believe.
Who are the Christadelphians
The community has no paid ministry or elaborate ceremonies, nor has it any "head of the church" or council. Our ecclesias (the New Testament word for 'church') organise our own affairs, though the pattern is similar everywhere. Like the "elders" of New Testament times, members are appointed to manage the affairs of the ecclesia and to chair its meetings.At the meeting for the "breaking of bread" on "the first day of the week" there are hymns, prayers, readings from the Scriptures and an exhortation (talk). The bread and the wine circulate among all the "brothers and sisters" present. Voluntary collections are taken to meet all the expenses. If some of the early followers of the apostles in the first century could attend such meetings, it is believed that they would immediately recognise what was going on, as it is patterned on New Testament worship.
Like Jesus' early disciples, we also proclaim his message of life to all willing to hear; we instruct our children and young people in Sunday Schools and Youth Groups, and promote the life of faith and prayer, and obedience to Christ's commands, among our members.