CHURCH OF GOD BTCI
An Historical Review
The Genesis of Church of God in The Bahamas
The Bahamas became the first foreign mission field for the Church of God. By 1909 the spirit of holiness Pentecostal revival had reached the State of Florida the nearest mainland State to the Bahamas Islands. A Bahamian couple Edmond S. Barr and Rebecca Barr living in Florida, were converted, filled with the Holy Ghost and shortly thereafter felt a burning desire to return to the Bahamas to share their new found Pentecostal experience. They became acquainted with Reverend and Mrs. R. M. Evans who shared the Barr’s vision and played a pivotal role in securing the funding necessary for Edmond and Rebecca Barr to return home with the fresh Pentecostal message of salvation. Reverend and Mrs. Evans joined The Barrs in the Bahamas the following year (1910) and officially established the Church of God Missions in these Islands. In 2009/2010 we celebrate the centennial of Church of God and World Missions.
Our Mission Statement
The Church of God will be an outreach for the unreached until all would have been reached.
Our Vision
“WHERE THERE IS NO VISION THE PEOPLE PERISH”
1. To develop a strong emphasis on prayer & fasting – solemn assembly
2. To win the lost & add them to the church through evangelism
3. To increase in membership through visitations, care and love
4. To disciple our membership and children through Teaching Ministries
5. To encourage our members to be faithful in tithing and giving. It enables them and the church to be blessed by God.
6. To assist the hurting and needy through Benevolence & Chaplaincy
7. To develop Ministers and Ministries through Church growth, which will include all major Islands of the Bahamas & Turks and Caicos.
8. To Work in harmony with all other Christian churches for Kingdom Building
Perfecting the Vision - Hab 2:2
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