About Us

The Kingwood Church of Christ was established in 1972 in the home of current members John and Dalphene Bruton. Through the work in this community and the help of several sister congregations, KWCOC grew quickly and steadily, eventually migrating into an office building and then the Foster Elementary cafetorium. Blessed by God, the church purchased property and moved to its current location in the heart of Kingwood in 1975.

Even in those early days, the Kingwood church focused on touching lives both locally and abroad, being especially known for their support of orphans and missionary works in Thailand and Venezuela. Early leadership included current members W.T. Reynolds, John Bruton, and the late Floyd Campbell as elders, with our own Carl Power accepting a preaching position in 1975. Bob Ethington took the pulpit reins in 1991.

Today, while many of our members live in Kingwood proper, others live in several of the surrounding communities, including Atascocita, Humble, Porter, and Cleveland. The church currently has approximately 600 active members and is served by seven elders and 38 deacons. We also employ 4 ministers focused on preaching, youth, children, and worship, as well as 4 administrative support staff.

Over the years, the church has encountered significant and, at times, challenging transitions impacting leadership, membership, and facilities. But despite inevitable change, the one thing that remains the same is the desire to reach out to others with the Message of salvation and peace!

The overall mission of the Kingwood Church of Christ is to “Touch Lives with the Good News of Jesus.”

Our overall vision for the Kingwood Church of Christ is:

-That our foundation and inspiration are found in God alone through study of His Word, worship, fellowship with one another, and the power of his Spirit in us.
-That we, as members, prayerfully identify our gifts and talents for kingdom service and use them to carry on the mission of the church.
-That we intentionally reach out to everyone possible in our communities and chosen mission fields with the Good News.
-That we are a body where “touching lives” includes the strengthening of our families, the nourishment of our marriages, and the encouragement of our singles.
-That we continue to perpetuate an atmosphere of love, concern and forgiveness for each other by being truly involved in one another’s lives.
-That leadership is prayerfully open to God’s leading and bold enough to move forward with purpose and love to further the mission of the church.

By revisiting past goals and examining our recent history, we’ve identified the following as some of the ways God has made himself most evident in the work of this church:

-church plant (revised) = Texas Gulf Coast Bible Institute
-small group coordination by Alan Sutton
-renewed emphasis on children's ministry and education with the hiring of Shannon
-solidifying a strong, capable, and relevant staff
-Monday Night for the Master
-"sidedoor evangelism" events (e.g. Financial Peace, Joe Beam)
-apartment ministry
-debt free!
-recent giving is up
-email prayer ministry
-continued legacy of meaningful women’s ministry (transition from Women of Worth to the re-designed Sisterhood of Servants)
-successful leadership development and transition with input and oversight from the previous shepherds
-continuing support / presence of previous elders for the mission of this church
-the heart of our present elders prayerfully seeking what's best for this church
-increase of staff and the congregation's management of the transition

Additionally, we realize God continues to challenge us with ministry opportunities and prospects in the following areas:

-foreign missions / church planting
-two-tiered adult education
-increased emphasis on seniors / primetimers ministry
-focusing on planting and watering the Message – allowing God to give the increase
-promotion and ongoing re-evaluation of the church's vision
-teacher training and education
-outreach to the unchurched
-college focus/ministry
-family focus/ministry

-demonstrate a motto of leadership based on “leading by example”
-purposely involve ourselves in the lives of the members of this church
-actively promote the vision of this church by reference and example

-strategize more effective ways to inspire neighborhood/community evangelism
-continue to develop and support effective ways to reach out to the Hispanic population
-explore feasibility of and develop an outreach effort to Kingwood College
-continue support to and promote more effectively the work in foreign missions

-continue emphasis and development of quality children’s education and discipleship
-continue emphasis on youth education, involvement and ministry
-maintain quality offerings in adult classes
-proactively seek opportunities for training and education of our teachers and other members

-identify and initiate teaching and relational tools focused on building and supporting our families
-build lasting partnerships with parents of youth and children through family-focused ministry
-explore and initiate ways to offer support to families/individuals in crisis
-perpetuate an atmosphere of love, caring, help and concern thru encouragement and example

-communicate the importance and necessity of member involvement
-develop activities/programs to increase/expand involvement opportunities

-fully utilize, improve, and maintain our existing facility to provide a comfortable and attractive setting that lends itself effectively to Kingdom work and expansion

-continue to incorporate worship times that are both thought-provoking and God-honoring
-continue to expand opportunities for membership involvement in our worship
-identify additional ways to educate and inspire the church in the area of worship