The Christian church/Church of Christ/Disciples of Christ is similiar in that Communion is celebrated at EVERY meeting. This is so incredibly different than most evangelical denominations, where Communion is once a month or sometimes only a few times a year. Communion is given the prominent and central place in the worship service at a Christian church/Church of Christ/Disciples of Christ fellowship.
Also, the Christian church/Church of Christ/Disciples of Christ teach that a person must be baptized to be saved. Again, this is so different than the other evangelical churches, where baptism is merely an outward sign of an inward change.
The Christian church/Church of Christ/Disciples of Christ was founded by the Campbell brothers, who had the idea of “Restoration” of the church to the New Testament church. Obviously this means that many of these churches resemble the Catholic Church, since the Catholic Church IS the New Testament church.
My husband and I attended a Christian church during our college years, and we both feel that the seeds were planted in our lives that would eventually grow into the desire for the Eucharist, a desire that inevitably led us into the Catholic Church. We were part of many other evangelical denominations for the first 47 years of our lives, but it was the Christian church that made us hungry for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
Please realize that the Church of Christ in the above paragraphs is NOT the same as the United Church of Christ, which is a mainline Protestant denomination that has become a disgrace in the last few decades due to their hearty endorsement of gay pastors, gay marriage, abortion, and other sinful practices.
Also please realize that since the Christian church/Church of Christ/Disciples of Christ are non-denominational and have no central governing body, some of these churches have fallen into heresy or have become cult-like. Jim Jones was a minister in the Christian church, and the lack of supervision was perhaps one reason why he was able to develop his deadly cult. He didn’t have a Magisterium to stop him. If you visit a Christian church/Church of Christ/Disciples of Christ fellowship, you cannot count on consistency of worship practices from fellowship to fellowship. The churches vary greatly in their “style.” Some are very traditional and old-fashioned, while others are extremely modern and innovative.
, a Church of Christ with my family. And everything you said fit very well with what is done in this church except that, although Communion is weekly, it is not the central nor most important part of the service. 