It functions both as a Canadian national church and as a region within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada.
[2] It became a region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the US in 1968.
[3] According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 21 member churches.
[4] The denomination practices 'believers baptism' meaning that infants are not generally baptized.
[5] Like other mainline denominations, the Disciples of Christ in Canada permits each congregation to decide whether to marry same-sex couples.