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Do we live in a world where God's plan is such that He intentionally strikes people with disease in the prime of life, and where God has unlimited ability to heal sickness and disease, but His plan requires that it is often withheld? Do we live in a world where the power that brought people into existence chooses to assign 85% to 95% of all the people who have ever lived to be tortured eternally with no end to it ever?

Do we live in a world where violence, hate, and killing will win in the end? Do we live in a world where greed, lying, underhanded dealing, and exploitation will win in the end? Do we live in a world where arrogance and filthy mouth will win in the end?

Or do we live in a world that is being redeemed and rescued, a world that will one day be transformed by the love of God?

The belief that undergirds The Chapel of Christ is that God is, at this very moment, working to redeem and rescue the world, and that one day, God will transform and remake the world.

What you will hear at The Chapel of Christ: The message The Chapel of Christ presents is about good tidings of great joy to all people; it's about a God who came to earth in peace and with goodwill toward all. It's about a God who is the ultimate expression of love, a God who took away the sin of the world and calls all people everywhere to live together in peace and in love.

The Chapel of Christ stands on the assertion that "God is love," on the assertion that "while we were still sinners Christ died for us," on the assertion that God does not intend for any to perish, and on the assertion that God will not rest until every single sheep is safe in the fold.

What you will not hear at The Chapel of Christ: You will not hear that God's plan includes disease and sickness, sorrow and pain, violence and killing, and natural disasters. You will not hear that God controls everything. You will not hear that God loves only certain people or that God favors one group of people above any other. You will not hear that some people don't matter to God. You will not hear that there are people in the world who God doesn't care if we kill. You will not hear any political candidate, political officeholder, or political party promoted.

Our Format:

The Chapel of Christ is not connected to any denomination or any other church. There are no members, just have participants who come.

We have no other services than the Sunday morning service. We have no committees, and you won't be pressured to volunteer for or attend this-and-that.

The Chapel of Christ is supported by donations, but we don't beg for money. We operate on what people privately give and never ask for more. We do not pass an offering plate, we do not have a budget to meet, and we do not have pledges.

We rent space inside the Red Door Chapel for our service because we don't want the financial burden of owning a building.

Anyone, of whatever religion, who is interested in Christianity, is welcome.

Children are welcome in our service. We believe children should be in the regular church service.

Our service:

Our service is simple, formal, stately, reverent, to-the-point, and quiet.

We do not have a band; neither do we have stage performers.

The service lasts approximately 45 minutes.

We serve Communion each week. Our Communion concentrates on the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus. There are no requirements you have to meet in order to receive Communion, and if you choose not to receive Communion, that's fine.

Our point of reference is primarily the New Testament, seen in the light of what we can discern about the life and teachings of Jesus. While we are on earth, we will never know the entire truth, only glimpses of truth.

You will be exposed to interpretations most Christians will never hear about. You will hear not only about Protestant and Roman Catholic beliefs but also about various beliefs from Orthodox Christianity. And perhaps most importantly, you will hear about beliefs that were rejected by institutional Christianity. Perhaps you'll decide they shouldn't have been rejected.

Instead of blindly accepting what you've always been told is true, you'll be encouraged to take the blinders off and look behind it all. You'll be encouraged to grow in your personal faith and understanding. And you can do it in a small, personal, friendly, and welcoming environment where no one is an outsider.

The door is open. We'll be happy to see you!

The Chapel of Christ is led by Tim Ware, a seminary graduate with a Master's Degree in Divinity.

Email us at chapelofchristnc@gmail.com