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"...the true Light which, coming into the world,
enlightens every man..."

The Bible, Gospel of John 1:9 NASB*

* Unless otherwise noted, FaithLIGHT exclusively uses the New American Standard Bible® (NASB)-English or La Biblia de las Américas® (LBLA)-Spanish

The Church

We Are Just Christians In San Bernardino, California USA

Who we are...

A Synopsis of Our Identity

We are a church of Christ.

We believe that the Holy Bible is the revelation of the Divine mind to mankind, and that it contains the record of God's dealings with man, and teaches us about God's plan to redeem man from the guilt and penalty that is caused by our sins.

We believe that in the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth. We believe that God has revealed Himself in the cosmos and in word through prophets and inspired writers. God cares for those who trust in Him, and He provides for their needs. He found Abraham to be a righteous man, and promised Abraham that he would make a great nation of his descendants, and through him he would bless all mankind. 

We believe that Jesus of Nazareth was born of the virgin Mary in Bethlehem and that he lived on the Earth. He taught the crowds that followed him, and He performed wonderful miracles among the people. Jesus was charged falsely by His enemies, and He was crucified, died, and His body was placed in a tomb near Jerusalem. We believe that Jesus was truly resurrected from the grave, that He was seen by his apostles and other disciples, and that He ascended into Heaven.  His resurrection is the ultimate proof that He is God the Son. And his resurrection gives hope to Christians.

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Thomas & Alexander Campbell, & Barton Warren StoneAn Important Warning
From Our History

“But now -- we have become a Religious Body. We have our shibboleth, our fixed principles, and there is danger lest we, too, shall become infatuated with the Romish conceit of infallibility, against which we said so much in those early pioneer days, which the veterans among us have so much reason to remember.”

~Senex
“Free Discussion”
in Millenial Harbinger
March, 1864, p. 170

 

An introduction to our city, San Bernardino

Home of the 2nd oldest church of Christ in the State of California

  

  • Members of the body of Christ

  • Simply Christians

  • Sanctified in Christ Jesus

  • Walking in the hope of our calling

  • Earnestly waiting for Jesus to return

What we do...

  • In obedience

  • In our collective work

  • Evangelism

  • Benevolence

  • Edification

  • In our daily lives

  • In our concern for others

The local work...

A Quick Synopsis

The Mountain View church traces it's origins to the late 1860's, within 10 years of the time the Mormons were first sent here from Salt Lake City on the orders of Brigham Young, erstwhile head of the Utah Mormons.  According to published sources, the church in San Bernardino began just a few years after the seed was planted for a church of the Lord in Fremont.  At that time, Fremont was quite the transient community, due to the coincidence of time with the Gold Rush and the growth of San Francisco.  But, that gave the San Francisco Bay area a headstart, if only from the standpoint of people flowing into and out of that area.

On the other hand, the growing importance of Southern California, and particularly the San Bernardino area gave it a unique position, also.  Not only was San Bernardino strategically located at the base of one of the most significant mountain passes (now known as Cajon Pass), but that location was undoubtedly a principle factor in the development of the major railroad presence that has defined San Bernardino for 120 years.

A New Beginning

Around the turn of the 20th century, the church in San Bernardino ceased to meet for some time.  It is postulated that this may have been due to the growing division in the disciples of Christ, particularly as was evident surrounding the introduction of the Missionary Society (c. 1849-1865) and instrumental music (c. 1870-1890) controversies.  This unfortunate, but apparently necessary separation of those who had formerly worked and worshipped together, resulted in the distinctive identities of the undenominational church of Christ and the denominationally organized First Christian church.

Following a few years of having no undenominational church of Christ in San Bernardino, a group of charter members met in October 1908 to agreed on their intentions and began to pool their resources and abilities in order to accomplish their goal to be a simple, New Testament-based, church.  It is this reorganization that is the direct ancestor of the current Mountain View church.  Extant records from that date forward exist and are available for on-site research to qualified students.

Our history in more detail (currently under development)

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MOUNTAIN VIEW CHURCH OF CHRIST
San Bernardino, California USA

Our Address and Contact Information

MOUNTAIN VIEW CHURCH OF CHRIST

1354 North Mountain View Avenue
San Bernardino California 92405 USA

Tel 909.885.4136
Fax 909.883.1629

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