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Purpose Statement:
The Quail Springs congregation is devoted to following Jesus and His teachings.
We believe that Jesus died on the cross to save us from the penalty for our sins, that God raised Him from the , and that those who believe in Him will also be raised to live with Him in heaven.
We believe that the Bible is the authoritative word of God and that the Holy Spirit is God's presence in the life of every believer to empower us to live the lives He calls us to live.
Our hope is that in our worship and service we will be able to testify to the grace and power of God to save us, to heal our hurts, and to give us hope.
Church History:
In 1953, with the help of elders and preachers of the 12th & Drexel and Britton congregations, approximately 25 families were contacted in the Village area of Oklahoma City. The Village Church of Christ began meeting in July of that year in the home of Ivan Evans. Succeeding meeting places were Stan Ramsey Printing Shop, the old Britton church building, and John Marshall High School until the new building on Britton Road was completed. Preachers have included: Joe Spaulding, Tom Dexon, David Roper, Jim Kinney, Howard Horton, Mac Layton, James Cail, Don Vinzant, and Ronnie White. White, after entering his 23rd year at Quail in 1998, left to become the pulpit minister at the Golf Course Road Church of Christ in Midland Texas. While the leadership was searching for a permanent pulpit minister, Don Hebbard, who is on the teaching staff of Oklahoma Christian University ( and a member of the Quail Springs Church), served as the interim pulpit minister for nearly one year. Effective October 3, 1999, Mark Henderson became the pulpit minister at Quail. The present 20 acre site was purchased in 1978 and the building completed in 1980. Additional classrooms were built in 1983.
Our Religious Heritage:
The emphasis on restoring or building one�s doctrines and practices of the church on scriptural authority has had its advocates throughout history, Swiss reformers like Calvin and Zwingli (1484-1531) �highlighted the purification of the church by the proclamation of the word of God: (G.W. Bromiley, Zwingli and Bullinger, 1963)> Puritan reformers in England from the time of Henry VIII (1491-1547) �launched an attack on the church of England, especially regarding the details of worship; i.e., vestments title, ornaments, organs, etc. They demanded scriptural warrant for all such matters believing that without authority for them, they were idolatrous, popish, and superstitious.� (Thomas Olbricht, Hearing God�s Voice, 1996).
The Scottish restoration movement, dating back to the 1700�s, involved Thomas and Alexander Campbell. The Campbells came to this country with that movement�s spirit of independence and joined some others, including Barton Stone, in the early 1800�s in New England, Pennsylvania, and the Ohio Valley in the American restoration movement.
Alexander Campbell took a courageous stand to view the Bible without the colored glasses of tradition and culture. As he and his peers discovered biblical truths, they obediently followed the truth they had discovered. Campbell wrote: �I have endeavored to read the scriptures as though no one had read them before me and I am as much on my guard against reading them today, through the medium of my own views yesterday, or a week ago, as I am against being influenced by any foreign name, authority, or system whatever.�
This movement encouraged Christians to drop their denominational names. Leaders of the movement believed that by rational approach it would be possible to discover the pattern of the church of the first century and then duplicate it here and now. Their cry became, �We are Christians only, but not the only Christians.�
Our Ministry Structure:
The Quail Springs church has elders, also called overseers (or bishops, shepherds, pastors) selected by the congregation. Deacons (or servants) also administer various ministries along with other ministry leaders. (See Acts 6:1-6 and I Timothy 3:8-10) An evangelist is one who proclaims the word of God. He and other ministers teach, serve and help equip members for service. We attempt to concentrate our efforts on ministry as opposed to �maintenance.
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©2001 Quail Springs Church of Christ
Quail Springs Church of Christ
https://www.QuailChurch.com
14401 N. May Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK. 73134
Phone: 405-755-4790
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