Our House

In the foyer we hope you were greeted by one of our members. From this area, you can walk up the stairs into our assembly area (sanctuary) where the adult Bible class meets and, after classes, our congregational worship happens. Please feel free to choose a seat anywhere that you would be comfortable. If you are already seated, you may move if at any time you are unable to see or hear the speaker or you prefer a different place to sit.

At the far end of the assembly hall there are two double doors. These lead into a small foyer where you will find the men’s restroom on the left and the women’s restroom on the right. There is a small nursery/training area for you to sit with your younger children and still be able to see and hear the
goings-on in the assembly hall. This room is located on your immediate left as you go through the double doors. Through these doors there is also an exterior exit and a stairwell leading downstairs.

The main nursery is located downstairs and can be accessed either from the front foyer the back staircase. During class time, there is a cradle roll class next door to the nursery. During the worship period, the nursery is staffed by an adult. You are welcome to leave your child(ren) —ages infant through two — there and return to the assembly hall to participate in the worship, if you wish. Should you prefer to keep your young children in the worship area with you, you are more than welcome to do so. The nursery is offered only as a convenience!

All children's classes (ages infant through high school) take place in our educational wing downstairs. As you arrive downstairs from the main foyer, there are four classrooms to the right and they are labeled for your convenience. The cradle roll class and nursery are to the left and down the hall toward the kitchen.

We hope your visit here is enough like being at home that you decide to stay!

Our Staff

Who makes up the staff and volunteer servants at the Nashua Church of Christ?

Minister — Dr. Paul D. Clark is available here at the church building in person or by phone Monday through Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., unless out on a call. He is always ready to stop and visit, listen, pray, or whatever else you might need.
(If you really want to get on his good side, bring a small token of chocolate!) Please know that Paul’s office is accessible to you whenever you need to call on him.

Secretary — Amy Smith is in the office Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. If you need “directory assistance,” updates from the “Family News” bulletin, or just a voice on the other end of the line, she’s the one you can call on!
You are welcome to stop by the office at any time — the door is always open and the coffeepot (Hazlenut decaf) is usually going!

Shepherds — Working with our staff are a team of men known as shepherds. These are Christians who give spiritual insights and direction to the congregation. They look out for the spiritual needs of the congregation individually and as a group. Dave Daigle, John Keesee, Mark Smith, and Ed Thoman serve in this way.

Ministry — We have volunteers who facilitate our ministry structure and others who direct our eight ministry arenas: Worship, Prayer, Education, Evangelism/Missions, Benevolence, Family Care, Urgent Care, and Corporate Care. Within these eight arenas we have people who coordinate specific ministries in service to God, neighbors, and our church.

Our Beliefs

Being a Church of Christ says a lot. It means we intend to be just Christ’s church. Though there are thousands of Churches of Christ throughout the nation and the world, we are locally owned and operated. We are just a gathering of Christians who want to do things Christ’s way — in worship, lifestyle, and relationships.

We believe passionately about Jesus. We believe that in Jesus God reveals Himself. So when we picture God, we picture him hugging, smiling, crying, laughing, sometimes hurting, and nearly always one way or another sharing His dreams of how life can be on His good planet Earth. Because of the death and resurrection of Jesus, we believe in a God who loves us enough to become one of us and die for us. We can, consequently, trust this God, and gradually we learn to trust the life he has given us. This makes an immense difference.

We are committed, in the spirit of Jesus, to stick to basics, to keep things personal and simple. We define and theologize no more than we have to. We believe life is about trusting the God who comes to earth and bleeds for us and is resurrected, and identifying with that God in baptism and the Sunday Lord’s Supper or Communion.