International Churches of Christ

Group of Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement Christian churches

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December 2024 Lawsuits against ICOC were refiled in the Superior Court in Los Angeles, California (State Court).
March 2024 The ICOC reported having 112,000 members.
July 2023 The federal lawsuits are voluntarily dismissed, and similar lawsuits are filed in the Superior Court in Los Angeles, California.
July 2023 Federal lawsuits against ICOC were voluntarily dismissed without prejudice at the request of the plaintiffs.
July 2023 The initial federal lawsuits were voluntarily dismissed at the request of the plaintiffs.
2022 Most ICOC congregations begin conversations about racial inclusion, diversity, and justice, though significant structural changes remain limited.
2022 Multiple US federal lawsuits were filed against ICOC and International Christian Churches, alleging sexual abuse coverup and exploitation of members between 1987 and 2012.
2021 The Religion Media Centre noted that the ICOC's discipling system and university campus activities made it one of the more controversial new Christian groups in the UK.
2021 Many local ICOC churches establish their own SCUAD groups, though facing some member backlash regarding discussions of racism.
2020 ICOC banned from operating at multiple Australian universities, with the UNSW Lions group repeatedly renaming itself to maintain campus presence.
2017 ICOC forms SCUAD (Social, Cultural, Unity and Diversity) organization to champion racial conversation, education, and action among ICOC churches.
2012 Alleged end of the period of sexual abuse and financial exploitation by ICOC leaders, as claimed in federal lawsuits.

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