ANSWER: First of all, permit me to say, I know of no such church and do not believe that it exists, for the probability of a group of people being so familiar with the scripture to be right in all other things, yet wrong in “name,” is very near zero! Neither do I believe that any group so familiar with scripture would want to cause division in the church by using a name different from the rest of the body! Therefore, I further believe that if such a learned group would start such a congregation that, upon realizing the name difference, it would comply with the rest of the body to assure the unity that Christ demands of His people (John 17:21-23; 1 Corinthians 1:12-13).

There are, however, other biblical descriptions (besides Church of Christ – Romans 16:16) that also indicate the “ownership” and “relationship” of Christ, which if applied to all congregations within the body would be appropriate. They are: Church of God (1 Corinthians 1:2), Body of Christ (Ephesians 4:12), Church of the Living God (1 Timothy 3:15), and Church of the Firstborn (Hebrews 12:23). Nonetheless, that the church of Christ might be undivided before the world (John 17:21) and perfectly (completely) joined together in the same mind and the same judgment (1 Corinthians 1:10) it is required and necessary that every congregation within the body be designated and recognized in the same way. Such “names” as Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Catholic, ECWA, SDA, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, Episcopal, Pentecostal, and such like, are unscriptural, divisive, and sinful! They rob Christ of the glory and honor due Him and give it to another! Besides sinning in name, none of these comply doctrinally with the Scriptures and are, therefore, to be avoided, because in none of them has Christ placed salvation. Outside of His church, the church of Christ, all will be lost!