Statement of Identity
The Church of God, with international headquarters in Cleveland, Tennessee, traces its roots to 1886 in a meeting house located at Barney Creek in the mountains of eastern Tennessee. The Christian Union was organized with eight members. Since that inauspicious start, the Church of God has become an international church with a membership (given at last General Assembly 1996) 4.5 million. The Church of God is a grassroots organization with an appeal to and a concern for the common man and his needs."
Church of God in Croatia - history
Pentecostal movement in former Yugoslavia started in year 1906. In the region called Vojvodina Church of God was organized in year 1925, by a returnee from USA, and from there it spread, in 30-ties, to Republic of Croatia. A few years after its start it changed name to "Christ Spiritual Church". In 1950 was recognized by the government together with other two Pentecostal movements. In 1952 an union was organized among Pentecostal movements that was, in 1955, called "Union of Christ Churches". That union did not last long where each denomination went its own way. In the year 1968 Christ Spiritual Church of footwashers return to its originate name Church of God.
Church of God in Croatia came into being after Croatia had gained international recognition and independence, and a frontier separated us from the rest of the Church of God in rump Yugoslavia. She was legally organised at the Assembly in Vinkovci on January 30th, 1992.
Church of God in Croatia (CoGC), as an autonomous Church, is very young. Five of our local churches were organised between 1931 and 1956.
The total membership of the Church of God in Croatia is 215. Some of them are still as displaced in other parts of Croatia and some as refugees in other countries because five of our local churches are was used to be occupied territory of Eastern Slavonia and Western Sirmium. Three of this five churches were active during the time of occupation.
Since the war in Croatia, Church of God is active in Fellowship with other Protestant-Evangelical Christians. Very close Fellowship is with Reformed Christian Church in Croatia.
Church of God in Croatia came into being after Croatia had gained international recognition and independence, and a frontier separated us from the rest of the Church of God in rump Yugoslavia. She was legally organised at the Assembly in Vinkovci on January 30th, 1992. Church of God in Croatia (CoGC), as an autonomous Church, is very young. Five of our local churches were organised between 1931 and 1956. The total membership of the Church of God in Croatia is 215. Some of them are still as displaced in other parts of Croatia and some as refugees in other countries because five of our local churches are was used to be occupied territory of Eastern Slavonia and Western Sirmium. Three of this five churches were active during the time of occupation. Since the war in Croatia, Church of God is active in Fellowship with other Protestant-Evangelical Christians. Very close Fellowship is with Reformed Christian Church in Croatia.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Church of God is to perpetuate the full gospel of Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:19,20), in the Spirit and power of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4, 6, 13-18), through specific attention to and emphasis upon the centrality of God's Word, world evangelization, ministerial development, Christian discipleship, lay ministry, biblical stewardship, church growth, church planting, family enrichment, and servant leadership.
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