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In all that we do, may Jesus Christ be visible. He is the Head of the Body and, therefore, must be preeminent in all things. Today we affirm our desire for Christ to be seen more perfectly through this family of ministry.
This body was a part of the “holiness movement” before we were Pentecostal. We were born out of the sweeping holiness camp meeting revival of North America. The call to holiness is deep in our roots and intended to be a component of our destiny. We renew our surrender to God’s grace and the cleansing of His blood, so that we may be like Him.
The prophetic promise of God that “in the last days He would pour out His Spirit over all the earth” (Joel 2:28; Acts 2:17) has been and continues to be a central part of the DNA of this global family, the Church of God of Prophecy. We declare our entire dependence on the Holy Spirit, who has been given to lead and empower the Church of Jesus Christ.
By God’s design, this international ministry has from its early days held to the ideal that God’s church would be composed of every “kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation” (Revelation 5:9) and have, to the best of their limited ability, attempted to fashion this Church along those lines, even before multi-cultural was acceptable. Today we celebrate multicultural diversity in every level of leadership in this international body and covenant to continue such a rich heritage.
Through more than one century of ministry, this family network has been committed to the biblical call to make disciples in accordance with the Great Commission of Christ. Today we understand that the strength of making disciples will determine our strength in evangelization.
The term saturation church planting has become recognized by missiologists today as an activity that greatly contributes to the spread of the Gospel around the world. The Church of God of Prophecy has reflected this ideal, consistently, in practice, all through her existence. Today we aim to multiply our efforts to invest in planting churches in every place we find opportunity.
The title “Christian Union” at Camp Creek signified a determined understanding among our forefathers that there could be a unity above and beyond religious creeds of the day, which God would use to glorify His name in the earth. Today we intend to cooperate with all that exalt the name of Christ and His great Gospel. We believe that God is challenging us to become a Christ-exalting, holiness, Spirit-filled, all-nations, disciple-making, church-planting Movement with a passion for Christian union.
