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The Church of God movement that we are associated with comes out of a movement that grew into existence in 1880, when a small group of followers of Christ became frustrated with the churches in America. They felt that churches of their day were exclusive and divisive of Christianity. They believed that all churches should seek to be unified or at least in fellowship with each other. They tried to repeatedly take down the walls that were dividing denominations from each other. They refused to write a creed, because creeds separated groups from each other, so they simply said that the Bible was the basis for this movement. This still remains one of the hallmarks of this movement with headquarters in Anderson, Indiana.

This same group of followers of Christ also struggled with Christianity of their day, which taught that one could become a Christian, and it would really have little impact in the way they lived their life. They felt that if one comes into a personal relationship with God, through Christ, then it would truly change the way they lived every aspect of their life. This transformation is personal and yet has many community implications.

Today we continue to practice those two critical Biblical truths. We are a people whom God has called to passionately love God and sacrificially love others. When Jesus was asked what was the greatest commandment, he responded…”Love the Lord your God with all of your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22.37) Everything we do flows out of this identity of who we are.

If you would like to be a part of the intercessory prayer time, please contact prayer@flcog.org. The team will meet every Monday from 10:30am – 11:30am at the Ministries Resource Center. If you are a part of the prayer team you may access the prayer list by clicking here. This is a secure area. If you are part of the team and need the username and password, please email prayer@flcog.org. For more information on prayer and fasting please check out Bill Bright’s informational website on the subject.