Welcome to The United New Testament Church, International Ministry Association, Inc.
We are a non-denominational association of Christians from all walks of life who take the Great Commission given to us by our Lord in Matthew 28 literally. We understand that the body of Christ was created to be a fully functioning body of believers dedicated to using our individual skills, talents and gifts to spread the Gospel of Christ right where we are, and to pursuing a fully empowered spiritual life in personal relationship with Him. Our sole purpose is to embrace, equip and empower the Body of Christ with the tools necessary to actually function as the Body of Christ as described in the New Testament.
We welcome you to review the many memberships available and become a member today! We have memberships for Youth , Professionals , Clergy (and those who wish to become Clergy ), as well as memberships for fully incorporated Churches, Ministries and Missions .
We believe strongly in the autonomy of the local church fellowship, and are committed to protecting and encouraging this important New Testament model for our members.
Please review our Christian beliefs to ensure we agree:
If we are in agreement, we welcome you to join us in our quest to equip and empower the church to Awaken the Bride of Christ, free of extra-Biblical denominational bondage . Jesus called us to unity and freedom... we are that church.
It is ironic but true that the Greek word kleros, the word from which we get our English word “clergy,” is used in the Bible to refer to the whole people of God, not just a few (cf. Kittle and Friedrich, Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, III, 763).
In fact, all the people of God receive a “place” or “inheritance” (kleros) through the gospel. As Jesus is reported to have said to the apostle Paul, “I will deliver you from the Jewish people, as well as from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you, to open their eyes and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance [kleros] among those who are sanctified by faith in Me” (Acts 26:17-18). Nowhere does the Bible use this word to describe someone appointed to an office in the church. It is important to note that the word was not used to refer to “clergy” until the third century. It was at that time that “laity” began to be used, as well, for it goes without saying that a “laity” can only exist when it has an opposite against which to define itself, and throughout the first and second century there was simply no such opposite. Consequently, it ought to be clear to anyone interested in what the Bible says about church matters that the clergy-laity distinction, so prevalent in Christendom, is totally unscriptural and an invention of man and makes up at least some of the “perverse things” of which Paul warned the first century church of (cf. Acts 20:30).
The church of the first century had no “laity.” All were “clergy,” in the Bible sense of that word, in that all members of the Lord’s church had obtained a “place,” “portion,” or “inheritance” in the kingdom of God. As such, those who make up the Lord’s church or kingdom are described as “a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people” (1 Pet. 2:9), a “kingdom of priests” (Rev. 1:6), a “holy priesthood” that is able “to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ” (1 Pet. 2:5). In such a place, there is no room for some earthly mediator or priest. The glorified man, Jesus Christ, who now rules as King of kings and Lord of lords, is not just our High Priest, but He is the only “man” authorized to be the Mediator between us and the Father (cf. 1 Tim. 2:5).
I wish that the denominational world could see, by faith, that glorious and all-sufficient church for which Christ died as it really is—truly a church without laity. However, I am afraid that many “clergy” will do their utmost to keep their counterparts ignorant about the true structure and governance of the Lord’s church. What a pity.
The ordination provided to all Biblical disciples of Jesus Christ through the United New Testament Church, International Ministry Association is provided for the purposes of empowering you to function legally within your local community. Laws of the land dictating the activities of ministers of the Gospel and the churches, ministries and missions they foster are based on non-Biblical hierarchy models, which designate and ordain only certain individuals who meet their man-made, extra-Biblical criteria. Ordination comes only from God, the UNTCI Ministry Association merely exists to stand with you in your calling, connect you with fellow believers worldwide, and to help provide proper legal covering to Glorify God in the 21st century church.
We welcome you to review the many memberships available and become a member today! We have memberships for
Youth
,
Professionals
,
Clergy
(and those who wish to
become Clergy
), as well as memberships for
fully incorporated Churches, Ministries and Missions
.
