Our History

Our history dates all the way back to around 2000 years ago when Christians began to assemble together. Those early Christians gathered in the city where they lived, and met as the church in that city. The believers in Jerusalem, for example, were simply the church in Jerusalem. Likewise, the believers in Ephesus were the church in Ephesus.

The biblical thought of the church is not a physical building or even an organization. Rather, the church is composed of genuine believers living in the same locality, who are also members of the one Body of Christ, the universal church. This simple yet marvelous view of the church was clouded in the past, being tarnished with rituals, traditions, politics, culture, and other human considerations. As a matter of fact, the church as Christ’s one Body consequently became denominated (divided).

However, the biblical view of the church was gradually recovered, especially during the 20th century. Today there are many thousands of Christians throughout the world who come together simply as the church in the city where they live.

Similarly, the church in Cincinnati, composed of all genuine believers living within the Cincinnati area, has been practically meeting in Cincinnati since the 1980’s.