ICOC

Fact Sheet

Name	ICOC
Alternate name(s)	- International Churches of Christ - Christian Advance - Alpha Omega - Upside Down Club - Aces Online - ICC - Boston Church of Christ - Formerly: Boston Movement
Leader(s)	- Al Baird - Bob Gempel
Founder(s)	- Kip McKean
Established	1979, Boston, USA
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In the end of 2005 the International Churches of Christ severed ties (PDF) with founder Kip McKean.

Kip McKean now runs the Portland Church of Christ.

Currently a number of ICOC churches are affiliated with the Kip McKean branch, others with the ICOC, while yet others have made no public statement as to their affiliation.

In early 2007 Kip McKean founded the International Christian Churches.

ICOC News

• Dec. 1, 2006: Kip McKean Starts The International Christian Churches
• Apr. 14, 2006: Boston colleges on cult alert
• Feb. 21, 2006: How Kip Got the Leadership Position in Portland

Critical Links

• Kip Mckean what does he really say?
• ICOC churches affiliation list showing churches affliated with the ICOC or with Kip McKean
• ICOC Unity Proposal incl. list of the "Unity Churches"
• REVEAL
• RightCyberUp: Recovery from the International Churches of Christ (ICC)
• Cults on Campus
• Triumphing Over London Cults
• The Discipling Dilemma
• ICOC Preliminary Bibliography (Last updated Feb. 19, 1997 - no longer updated)
• ICC Discussion forum for ex-members and members alike
• Steve Hassan's letter to the editor in response to the above article
• ICOC Blogspot (tracks hot threads on the ICC Discussion forum and other Delphi ICOC discussion forums)
• ICC - Madrid Discipline Letter (Mar. 19, 2000)
• Open Letter by top leader Henry Kriete (Feb. 2003)
• Los Angeles Church Apology Letter (Feb. 25, 2003)
• Alleged Cult Renting Public Schools (Cambridge Chronicle)
• True Believers (Boston Phoenix, Jun. 18, 1998)
• Allegations of Cult Tactics Don't Halt Church's Rise (Globe, Mar. 20, 1998)
• Control Mechanisms in the ICC (Keith Stump)
• Informacion acerca de la Iglesia Internacional de Cristo
• Statement from Family Member of Current Member (Jul. 4, 2000)
• International Churches Of Christ: Who They Are, What They Do, How To Answer Them
• A Christian community falters: Loss of leader, governing body hurts group formed in Boston (cached copy) [Premium Copy]
• Campuses ban alleged church cult (Boston Globe, Feb. 23, 2001, cached copy) [Premium Copy]

Resources

• Newstracker

Audio/Video

• May. 22, 2007: ICOC investigation media files