Welcome

Welcome to Maranatha Church of God, Fort Wayne, Indiana!
Thank you for the privilege of introducing you to our church! Our passion is to provide a place where people just like you can have a life-changing experience with God.

Maranatha Church of God  is a contemporary, family-oriented, ethnically-diverse church committed to showing that God is real to this generation. 

Our goal is to help people discover their purpose in life by developing healthy meaningful relationships as well as the teaching, and preaching of God's word.  It is our desire to connect people with God experientially, as well as with others.

Come and see for yourself how exciting church is when the focus is simple and people are free to worship God with passion. 

In the meantime, you'll find everything you need right here to get connected to Maranatha Church of God. Below you will find out our history, mission and vision of our church. Enjoy, and please contact us if you have any questions. 

Pastors Terry and Cynthia Owens

Our history...

Maranatha Church of God is in it's 52nd  year of ministry. Originally called Southside Church of God, located on 4119 Lafayette Street, the church began back in 1954 by Reverend Doyle and Audrey Snodderly. 18 pastors all together have served the church over it's 49 year history, with Bishop Terry and Cindy Owens being the current pastors. In 1992 the Church was renamed Maranatha Church of God, during the pastorate of Reverend Charles Walters. The word Maranatha is a Greek word that means "The Lord Cometh" and truly as Believers we wait expectantly for His return. 

In 1997 Maranatha Church of God purchased property and moved to it's current location at 2401 Curdes Avenue. We believe at Maranatha Church of God, our best years are still ahead and we wait expectantly every week to see what God is going to do next. 

Our Mission and Vision 

Our Mission: To reach the harvest both home and abroad, to equip Believers, and to be a instrument that God can use to show forth His power and glory in our city.

Our Purpose:  Evangelism, Healing, and Restoration 

Our Vision:     The Vision of the Maranatha Church of God is to:

• Be a spiritual leader and influence, in Fort Wayne,  the Northeast region of Indiana and our denomination.
• See the lost of our city be birthed into the Kingdom of God
• To develop Believers who will worship passionately, serve wholeheartedly and be totally available to the Lord
• To reach out to all people, no matter what race or background.
• To make everyone who walks through our doors feel valued and loved
• To see lives transformed weekly through the Power of God.
• Be a body of Believers that emphasizes prayer as a key to bringing about God's will in the lives of people, the world and His church.
• Help individuals develop a meaningful relationship with God.
• Reach into the four corners of the World through support of World Missions.
• Provide life changing ministry to our Children and Youth.
• See every Believer a minister by helping them develop their Spiritual Gifts and fulfilling their role in the Kingdom of God.
   

What we Believe

Declaration of Faith:

The Church of God believes the whole Bible to be completely and equally inspired and that it is the written Word of God. The Church of God has adopted the following Declaration of Faith as its standard and official expression of its doctrine.

We Believe:

• In the verbal inspiration of the Bible.
• In one God eternally existing in three persons; namely, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
• That Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of the Father, conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary. That Jesus was crucified, buried, and raised from the dead. That He ascended to heaven and is today at the right hand of the Father as the Intercessor.
• That all have sinned and come short of the glory of God and that repentance is commanded of God for all and necessary for forgiveness of sins.
• That justification, regeneration, and the new birth are wrought by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ.
• In sanctification subsequent to the new birth, through faith in the blood of Christ; through the Word, and by the Holy Ghost.
• Holiness to be God's standard of living for His people.
• In the baptism with the Holy Ghost subsequent to a clean heart.
• In speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance and that it is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost.
• In water baptism by immersion, and all who repent should be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
• Divine healing is provided for all in the atonement.
• In the Lord's Supper and washing of the saints' feet.
• In the pre-millennial second coming of Jesus. First, to resurrect the righteous dead and to catch away the living saints to Him in the air. Second, to reign on the earth a thousand years.
• In the bodily resurrection; eternal life for the righteous, and eternal punishment for the wicked.

A Brief History of the Church of God

It was 1886, in a crude meeting house on the Tennessee-North Carolina border, where the Church of God traces its roots. There, a group of eight sincere Christians had a deep desire for a closer relationship and life with Christ. Realizing the futility of reforming their own churches, they established a new church whose objective would be to restore sound scriptural doctrines of the Bible, encourage deeper consecration and promote evangelism and Christian service. Twenty-one years after the formation of the Christian Union that evening at the Barney Creek Meeting House, the growing movement would establish themselves permanently as the Church of God.

From this seemingly insignificant origin has grown one of the most influential worldwide Pentecostal denominations. For nearly 120 years the Church of God has been a distinctive movement focused upon communicating the gospel in the power of the Holy Spirit. Presently, the Church of God has a world-wide membership of over 6 million with a presence in nearly 150 countries. Leaders of the Church of God are recognized as some of the most respected Pentecostal leaders of today.

The call of the Church of God today beckons back to those early days at Barney Creek. Church of God congregations around the globe are experiencing the fire of the Holy Spirit today more than ever. Reports of revivals where hundreds are saved and filled with the Holy Spirit are frequent and on-going. The call of the Church of God is for world evangelization. It is a call to discipleship and prayer. It is a call of commitment. It is a call for the Church of God to be a channel for Pentecostal revival well into the new millennium.

For further information on the history of the Church God, recommended reading is the book Like A Mighty Army, by Dr. Charles W. Conn, available through Pathway Press. Visit their web site at www.pathwaypress.org or view our Resource Center.

 

 

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Maranatha Church of God
2401 Curdes Ave
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
Phone 260 484-6910     office@maracog.org