I've read that the Christian And Missionary Alliance is the only Christian Denomination that is not a denomination.  Maybe that was meant as a tongue in cheek remark, but it may not fall terribly short of the mark in describing the Alliance. Paul L. King wrote in response to a question about the C&MA stance on 6 day creation:

The Alliance certainly believes in a literal creation, but does not specify the time frame in which it happened and the details of how it happened. So there are people and churches in the Alliance who believe in a six day creation period and people who believe in other explanations and time frames. The Alliance is a "big tent", focusing on the Fourfold Gospel and the Great Commission, emphazing unity in the essentials, liberty in the non-essentials, and charity in all things, thereby not setting parameters about certain specific debatable issues such as Calvinism and Armininism, various views of the rapture, and various views of creation, among others. The Alliance does not support theistic evolution, but makes room for various interpretations of Genesis 1. Our founder A.B. Simpson himself leaned toward the Gap Theory--a gap between Gen. 1:1 and Gen. 1:2, but this is not a C&MA denominational position.

You will find Alliance churches differ from one other in surprising ways (there is even a Messianic Jewish Church in Florida that is part of the Alliance), but perhaps the only thing that ties us together is our desire to see Jesus' Great Commision fulfilled.

This is our Doctrinal Statement.  This is what we stand for and what we believe.  If you believe the same, check our page that discribes the C&MA logo.  It will further define our mission.  In addition to learning about the elements of the logo, check the links that follow each description for sermons from our pastor, Robert Thomas, on each of the four elements of the logo.

 

  1. There is one God, who is infinitely perfect, existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
  2. Jesus Christ is the true God and the true man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He died upon the cross, the Just for the unjust, as a substitutionary sacrifice, and all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood. He arose from the dead according to the Scriptures. He is now at the right hand of Majesty on high as our great High Priest. He will come again to establish His kingdom, righteousness and peace.
  3. The Holy Spirit is a divine person, sent to dwell, guide, teach, empower the believer, and convince the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment.
  4. The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men. They constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice.
  5. Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God: he fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful nature, are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ. The portion of the unrepentant and unbelieving is existence forever in conscious torment; and that of the believer, in everlasting joy and bliss.
  6. Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men; and those who repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, receive the gift of eternal life, and become the children of God.
  7. It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly, being separated from sin and the world and fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power for holy living and effective service. This is both a crisis and a progressive experience wrought in the life of the believer subsequent to conversion.
  8. Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of the mortal body. Prayer for the sick and anointing with oil are taught in the Scriptures and are privileges for the Church in this present age.
  9. The Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit. Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church, which has been commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the gospel to all nations. The local church is a body of believers in Christ who are joined together for the worship of God, for edification through the Word of God, for prayer, fellowship, the proclamation of the gospel, and observance of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper.
  10. There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life; for the latter, a resurrection unto judgment.
  11. The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent and will be personal, visible, and premillennial. This is the believer's blessed hope and is a vital truth which is an incentive to holy living and faithful service.

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