The purpose of Trinity Assembly of God Church is to continue to discern and come into agreement with the sovereign purposes of God for our church (Romans 12:1-2), that we may be a part of significant movement that will impact the Southern Indiana community, and ultimately, the whole world with the life changing message of Jesus Christ, without partiality for race, economic or social condition. (Matt. 28:18-20 ; Acts 1:8)
We are committed to be a visible and public manifestation of the love of God (Matthew 5:14-16).
We are committed to leading people to a permanent life change through coming into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ based on faith in His atoning work on the cross.
We are committed to disciple new believers, to teach and train all believers with the biblical discipline of the Christian life based o n the word of God as the final authority, and to lead them into the baptism of the Holy Spirit (Acts2:4). (2Timothy 2:2).
We are committed to the education of children within the context of a world view based upon the revelation of the Holy Scriptures (Deuteronomy 6:6-9).
We are committed to meeting the spiritual and the practical needs of the whole person through:
· Inspirational Worship, fervent prayer, practical teaching, loving fellowship, holy living, consistent outreach, continual development of new ministries that meet needs, ongoing development of benevolence ministries.
We, Therefore, are committed to, and believe for God's blessing in:
· The salvation of the lost, growth of the church, strengthening for the family, fulfilment of the believer, involvement of the laity, feeding, clothing, housing and restoring the downtrodden to productive lives in society, continual emphasis and significant participation in world missions.
The Assemblies of God grew out of the Pentecostal revival, which began in the early 1900s in places such as Topeka, Kansas, and the Azusa Street Mission in Los Angeles. During times of prayer and Bible study, believers received spiritual experiences like those described in the book of Acts. Accompanied by “speaking in tongues,” their religious experiences were associated with the coming of the Holy Spirit on the Jewish feast of Pentecost (Acts 2), and participants in the movement were dubbed “Pentecostals.” The Pentecostal movement has grown from a handful of Bible school students in Topeka, Kansas, to an estimated 600 million in the world today.
Many participants who were baptized in the Holy Spirit during revivals and camp meetings in the early 1900s were not welcomed back to their former churches. These believers started many small churches throughout the country and communicated through publications that reported on the revivals. In 1913, a Pentecostal publication, the Word and Witness, called for the independent churches to band together for the purpose of fellowship and doctrinal unity. Other concerns for facilitating missionaries, chartering churches and forming a Bible training school were also on the agenda.
Some 300 Pentecostals met at an opera house in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 1914, and agreed to form a new fellowship of loosely knit independent churches. These churches were left with the needed autonomy to develop and govern their own local ministries, yet they were united in their message and efforts to reach the world for Christ. So began the General Council of the Assemblies of God.
Assemblies of God churches form a cooperative fellowship. As a result, the organization operates from the grass roots, allowing the local church to choose and develop ministries and facilities best suited for its local needs.
