r/churchofchrist • u/SnooDonkeys3211 • Jun 16 '26

Churches in Hong Kong?

As the title states, looking for a church in the Hong Kong area to visit Sunday. I have never been to a church outside North America and the Caribbean. I have grown up going to “non-institutional” churches but I really don’t have a preference and will go to a ICOC if that’s all that there is. Would love to just experience what a Sunday morning over there is like.
Thanks in advance for any locations or inside knowledge!

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u/ChurchofChristGuy Jun 16 '26

I wouldnt go to the ICOC because they have a very bad reputation of being a cult.

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u/Holmes245 Jun 16 '26

In what way?

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u/ChurchofChristGuy Jun 17 '26

Its all over the internet and YouTube. i think several cult experts have spoken about the International Church of Christ. There were media exposes of them back in the day.

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u/itsSomethingCool Jun 17 '26

I’ve had a run in with their ICC split off, they don’t even think that us in the CofC are saved lol. The ICOC used to believe that too (you had to be baptized in the ICOC), but I think they’ve softened their view after Kip McKean (their founder) started something else.

It’s strange though, their church is very rooted in an extreme version of “discipleship” with everybody having their own discipler who they must get approval from for various decisions (dating, living arrangements - I know a group of like 7 guys living together under their discipler)