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On the 4th June 1986 I was baptized and became a member of the Central London Church of Christ, now known as the London Church of Christ. I was 31, owned my own house, had a car and had a well-paid career in computing. However I had for many years felt that my life was incomplete and purposeless and I was happy that I had found the answer I was looking for. Sadly everything was not as it seemed. After much heart searching my husband and I came to the conclusion that there were many abuses in the church by...

Does anyone have a personal testimony of how they left the mainline or International/Boston Church of Christ? And are you familiar with the doctrinal teachings?

By Matthew Porter Issue #186, March/April 2003 It happened the other day. I had "The Talk" with my son. He was heading out the door for a Bible study with some new friends. "Hey, pal. Can we talk?" "Dad, I gotta meet the guys." "I know, I know. It'll just be a minute." We sat down at the breakfast table. I looked at him tapping his feet impatiently and saw myself at fifteen. Oh boy, wish I had jotted down an outline. "You see son, religious groups are made differently. You have two different kinds." "Dad," he interrupted, "are you...