Disciples Identity Statement -www.disciples.org/our-identity
The OACC has been representing Ontario Disciples of Christ congregations since the late 1800s. In 1953 the Disciples Conference Grounds (DCG) was purchased to provide a camp space for fellowship among the OACC congregations as well as the broader faith community. DCG has been a sacred space and is transitioning to a new stewarding group in 2025.
The Ontario Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), also known as the OACC, represents the congregations of the central area of the Canadian Region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in North America. We are part of a movement for Christian unity. Attributes of being a Disciple
The Ontario Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), also known as the OACC, represents the congregations of the central area of the Canadian Region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in North America. We are part of a movement for Christian unity. Attributes of being a Disciple
The OACC recognizes that our faith calls
us to: love God and one another;
be good stewards of our resources;
facilitate and nurture Community with all;
recognize that we have a shared Christian faith that is expressed in diverse ways.
As a community we commit to get to know each other and foster deeper relationships which will give wing to the diverse and abundant gifts of God’s Children.
We acknowledge that the OACC meets on aboriginal land that has been inhabited by Indigenous peoples from the beginning. As settlers, we’re grateful for the opportunity to meet here and we thank all the generations of people who have taken care of this land – for thousands of years.
Long before today, Indigenous peoples have been the stewards of this place where we gather. In particular, we acknowledge this is the traditional territory of the Anishinabewaki, Attiwonderonk, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Peoples.
We recognize and deeply appreciate their historic connection to and care of this place. We recognize the contributions of the Métis, Inuit, and other Indigenous peoples have made, and continue to make, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and our province and country as a whole.
As settlers, this recognition of the contributions and historic importance of Indigenous peoples must also be clearly and overtly connected to our collective commitment to make the promise and the challenge of the Truth and Reconciliation real in our communities, to challenge systemic racism and, in particular, to bring justice for murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls across our country.
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