Worship Services and Bible Classes

Our worship services and Bible classes are open to all and we invite you to assemble with us at any opportunity you might have. The worship services are planned to allow each of us to provide God the praise and honor He is due. Bible classes are centered on the belief that God's message is relevant to our lives and can be understood by all.

Our Worship

God is the recipient of our worship and therefore our intent and aim is to provide worship to Him in the manner which His word prescribes. This worship which is in both Spirit and Truth pleases Him. We invite you to be our honored guests in worshiping the Lord together with us. 

Our Structure

The pattern for the local church described in the New Testament involves an organized structure with people fulfilling various roles. We have been blessed with elders and deacons.  The Kingsport congregation is blessed with the service of godly men. 

Servants of the Congregation

• Elders - Tim Cook, Tom Kinzel, Mark Heard, Leslie Montgomery, Eric Ottersbach

• Deacons - Todd Bailey, David Hyatt, Daniel Jeter, Cody Long, Michael White

• Evangelist - Tom Kinzel

Who We Are

Nearly 2,000 years ago, a man of Galilee walked the earth, said many things and by his life and death changed the world forever. He claimed to be more than a mere man; He said He was the son of God and that He was with the Father from the beginning of time. To prove those claims, He performed miracles of healing and showed his power over nature by calming storms and even raised the dead. The ultimate proof of his claims was that He was raised from the dead on the third day after His crucifixion.

He said He was going to die and be risen again and it happened just as He said. He made many disciples, some of who would die telling the story of the crucifixion of the Savior and his resurrection. The Lord had commanded his apostles to "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." This gospel was what would save men from the horror of sin; it was the power of God unto salvation

As these men fulfilled that great commission, those that heard and believed their message responded in a favorable way by being baptized for the remission of their sins: "Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, 'Men and brethren, what shall we do?' Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call. And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this perverse generation. Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them." (Acts 2:37)

Then they banded together in accordance with the Lord's command and became a congregation to worship and work together after God's ordinances: "And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers." (Acts 2:42) They were known simply as the church, or the Lord's church, the church of Christ. The followers of Christ were called Christians: "... And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch." (Acts 11:26)

The church of Christ that meets in Kingsport is a congregation established and patterned after the New Testament blueprint. Terms of church membership are taught exactly as they were taught by the apostles 2,000 years ago. The same gospel taught by Paul and Peter and John and all the inspired men is taught in Bible classes and from the pulpit. If the gospel of Christ was the power of God unto salvation 2,000 years ago ("For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes..." (Romans 1:16), can there be any question that it will still save men and women today?

All need to be made the friends of God because "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23) Sin separates us from the God of the universe and the gospel is God's remedy for the problem. If we die in our sins, then we must spend an eternity away from the presence of God in flaming fire of hell. Thanks be to God that he provided a sacrifice for our sins and revealed the terms of pardon in the Bible. It is extremely important for all of us to learn the simple gospel plan of salvation if we want to go to heaven when this life is over. It makes no difference how moral or religious we think we are, we still need to know the truth as revealed in God's holy word, the Bible

To that end, the church of Christ in Kingsport invites you to our Bible classes and worship services so that we can all come to a better knowledge of the truth that saves. Jesus said, "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:32) You may rest assured that with your help and diligence in study of God's word, we may all come to a proper understanding of the will of God in our lives.

We all stand on the threshold of eternity. You and I will spend eternity either in the presence of God and his holy ones or forever separated from the face of God. We hope you will avail yourself of this invitation to hear the gospel of Christ that can save your soul.