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College Church is an independent church in Wheaton, Illinois with "strong historic ties" to Wheaton College.〔() Wheaton College website, accessed May 9, 2011.〕 The church is led by a number of pastors, directors, and a board of elders. Dr. Josh Moody currently holds the position of Senior Pastor of College Church.〔http://college-church.org/MeetDr.Moody.htm〕 The Church owns a Georgian revival building that faces the college campus on Washington Street.〔Federal Writer's Project, Du Page County: a descriptive and historical guide, 1831-1939, Illinois, 1948, p. 180.〕 ==History== College Church, founded as ''The First Church of Christ in Wheaton'', was organized in 1861 by Jonathan Blanchard (Wheaton) in 1861 and affiliated with the Congregational Association of Illinois.〔.〕 The church first met on the campus of Wheaton College as "The First Church of Christ in Wheaton." Blanchard wanted the church to be known for its opposition to slavery, secret societies, and alcohol use.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = College church )〕 The church was first affiliated with the Congregational Association of Illinois. Jonathan Blanchard's involvement as the first president of Wheaton College and as the founder of College Church caused the two institutions to share statements of faith and facilities. The church suffered divisions over doctrine and affiliation during the years after its founding, leading to the creation of what are now First Presbyterian Church in Wheaton and Wheaton Bible Church.〔"Church Split over Pastor at Wheaton," Aurora Daily Star - May 13, 1921〕〔 〕 After a reorganization in 1878 the church was renamed the ''College Church of Christ''.〔〔 It only gained its current name, ''College Church'' in 1963, in an effort to distinguish itself from the Church of Christ denomination, which has a rather different theology.〔 Although it is not formally associated with Wheaton College, College Church has long been closely associated with the college and drawn large numbers of students and members of the faculty to its services.〔〔Stephen J. Schnurr, Dennis Edward Northway, "Pipe organs of Chicago, Volume 1," Chauncey Park Press, 2005, p. 244.〕 The congregation is "largely affluent.〔Kevin DeYoung, Ted Kluck,() "Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion," Moody Publishers, 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「College Church」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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