Names used by the International Church of Christ
(ICOC)
...It has become more confusing than ever to identify a McKean-aligned church by name alone, since they range from "Church of Christ" to "International Church of Christ" to "International Christian Church." "International Christian Church" seems to the preferred name for future movement churches.
WARNING! The following link will take you to a International Churches of Christ affiliated web site.
Los Angeles Church of Christ - Los Angeles International Church of Christ - LA Church of Christ
WARNING! The following link will take you to a International Churches of Christ affiliated web site. HOPE worldwide, HOPE for Kids, HOPE worldwide Youth Corps
No Name (Members of the International Churches of Christ have been known not to tell who they represent when inviting someone to a International Church of Christ activity.)
(Source: CultsOnCampus.com)
- Names used on campus by the International Church of Christ include:
In fact, names changed from university to university nationwide. G-Force, Upside Down, Campus Advance, Alpha Omega (Source: "Campus Crusaders: The Fast-Growing International Churches of Christ Welcomes Students with Open Arms" by Stephanie Griest, The Washington Post, 9/3/95, F1, F4, F5)
Christian Advance
Source: November 11, 2002 Controversial religious group recruiting in the area, by Nichole Dobo, Digital Collegian, Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) (...The group, which sometimes goes by a variety of pseudonyms such as "Christian Advance," has been the topic of special investigative reports on national television programs, including 20/20, Inside Edition and The Fifth Estate...)
Syracuse Church of Christ
Source: May 9, 2002 For Christ's sake: Cult-like groups pose potential threat to college students by Linda Ober, Syracuse Daily Orange, Syracuse University, New York
...After a month of participating in activities offered by the Syracuse Church of Christ, Drew Miller decided it wasn't the right place for him...
Campus Advance/Campus Christian Movement
Source: February 25-March 4, 1999 The Love Bombers, The Philadelphia City Paper, Pennsylvania
(...student group called Campus Advance (now known as Campus Christian Movement) affiliated with a local church. But they didn't mention the name of the church�they just said it was nondenominational...)
Manhattan Christian Church, an affiliate of the International Church of Christ
Source: September 21, 2000 Campus coordinator of religious activities brings attention to potentially dangerous organization, Opinion, Kansas State Collegian, Kansas State University
Note: The following link will take you to an archived version of the International Churches of Christ affiliated Web site.
June 28, 2001 Wild and Crazy Guys--Changing GSU with "Lefty's Loonies", Kingdom News Network, World Media for the International Churches of Christ via the Wayback Machine
(Lefty's Loonies came to be in 1997 when Mattehew Robinson, a Georgia State University student and member of the Atlanta Church of Christ/International Church of Christ decided to bring spirit to GSU games.) (Photo of Lefty's Loonies included.)
Indiana University Campus Ministry
(Link found broken on March 27, 1999)
Campus Outreach an officially recognized organization by the Northern Illinois University Student Association
Lubbock Christian Church
Source: February 22, 1999 Texas Tech ministers trying to keep religious group off campus, Associated Press via Abilene Reporter-News (A dozen Texas Tech University ministers are urging students to avoid a new campus religious group, the International Churches of Christ, calling it America's most dangerous cult.
The national organization's local affiliate, the Lubbock Christian Church, began meeting late last month at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center...)
CROSS--Christians Reaching Out Serving Students
Source: October 13, 1993 Hearings into cults start, Daily Illini, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Christian Student Association
Source: September 2, 1993 Christian Student Association Has Cult Ties, The Tech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (Freshman, first year graduate students, and international students be aware...The Christian Student Association is affiliated with the International Church of Christ, formerly called the Boston Church of Christ. They have received a notorious reputation at MIT as well as on campuses across the United States as an extremely aggressive sect, and have been banned at Boston University as well as Northeastern University...)
Campus Outreach for Christ
Source: July 29, 1991 Campus spiritual groups accused of cult activity, University Times, California State University, Los Angeles (...Here on campus the L.A. Church of Christ is represented by the student organization Campus Outreach for Christ...)
MIT Student Christian Assocation
Source: April 27, 1990 WILG acts on complaints about BCC, The Tech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (...problems began last semester when the two members invited residents to BCC activities without revealing their church affiliation...He said his office will try to convince the BCC, which also calls itself the MIT Student Christian Assocation, to be "more ethical in advertising."...)
Additional Names
Phoenix International Christian Church
Source: www.phxicc.org, Retrieved March 12, 2006
...on Sunday, September 25 (2005) in our home, we believe the Holy Spirit initiated a new congregation, which we are calling the Phoenix International Christian Church...
South London Church of Christ, the Central London Church of Christ and the International School of Evangelism
Source: July 16, 1993 Complaint from the London Church of Christ, Newsnight, BBC2
Lagos Christian Church
Source: January 8, 2004 New Nigeria Bank appoints brand manager, Daily Times of Nigeria (...Apeji is an active member of the Lagos Christian Church where he serves regularly in the children�s ministry and a volunteer of Hope Worldwide, Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation that works with hospitals, government agencies and corporate donors to support the fight against HIV/AIDS...)
The Charlotte Church, part of the International Churches of Christ
Source: October 28, 2000 Strings Attached, Creative Loafing Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina
uscministry.org - Affiliated with the Los Angeles Church of Christ
Source: uscministry.org
2000 - 2002 according to the Wayback Machine
The information directly below was last found on the International Church of Christ web site on March 9, 2002 at the web site address directly below.
www.icoc.org/icocmain/Answers_to_the_Critics/Answers/Cult_Charge.htm
Misleading recruitment tactics.
...Deceit is a sin, condemned by Jesus (Mark 7:20-23). We are proud to be disciples of Christ and members of the International Church of Christ. We do not use "front names" or try to hide who we are. (Our campus groups will often have a name for their club on campus, such as "Campus Advance." This is not an attempt to hide who we are, but is what religious clubs normally do on campuses. In each case it is our policy to clearly identify that the club is associated with the International Churches of Christ; this association is included on all printed material, such as invitations or programs.)...
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