OUR MISSION:
To Evangelize the lost, Equip the saints, Exalt our God, and Empower through the Holy Spirit.
OUR VISION:
Taking the Kingdom of God to Miami Township and around the world.
OUR SLOGAN:
Led by the Holy Spirit!
MILFORD ASSEMBLY OF GOD HISTORY:
The church was established in 1958, with a small group meeting in their homes. Brother James Everett Carr was called in 1962 to become the 1st pastor in a small building located at State Route 28 and Wolfpen Pleasant Hill Road. In 1964 the church was moved to the "Chicken Co-op" located in the old Rinks building. The church was incorporated as "Community Christian Center" in 1966. The property at 520 Garfield was purchased in 1968 and in 1973 became part of the “Assemblies of God fellowship”. Brother James Dodd became the 2nd pastor in 1978 and under his ministry the name was changed to "Lighthouse Assembly of God”. Brother Arlen Sayles became the 3rd pastor in 1983 followed by the current Pastor, Brother Les Sanders in 1987. The church was renamed the "Milford Assembly of God" in 1988. The property at 1301 State Route 131 was purchased in 1993. We held the 1st service on Dec. 7,1997 and the new building was dedicated in the spring of 1998.
MILFORD ASSEMBLY OF GOD'S AFFILIATION:We are a fellowship of people who have been transformed by the wonderful saving grace of Jesus Christ and have committed ourselves to share His love with others. Each week, over 2.8 million people worship in more than 12,298 A/G churches across the U.S. as part of a world-wide A/G fellowship of over 54 million.
We are a people who believe in the God of the Bible and have embraced the salvation provided through His Son, Jesus Christ. We believe God is at work today through the power of His Holy Spirit. We're eager to share God's love with you.
The Assemblies of God were birthed in the fires of revival that swept the world at the turn of the century. Participates in the revival were filled with the Holy Spirit in similar fashion to the disciples and followers of Jesus on the Jewish Feast of Pentecost.
Like those in the Upper Room (Acts 2:1-4), the followers of the 20th century revival spoke in the Holy Spirit.
The resurgence of the Holy Spirit's outpouring is generally traced to Topeka, Kansas, in January 1901. From Topeka the winds of the Holy Spirit carried the revival south and into the western regions of North America. This great revival movement eventually paved the way for the formation of the Assemblies of God in 1914.
The first meeting of the Assemblies of God was held in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in April 1014. This meeting brought together some 300 churches leaders. Apprehensive about creating another denomination, those attending agreed to form a loosely knit fellowship of independent churches. So began the General Council of the Assemblies of God.
We support the Assemblies of God World Missions representing a growing family of more than 4,000 people, 1,900 appointed missionaries, 600 and 1,248 missionary children scattered throughout 200 countries, 905 Christian schools, 19 endorsed Seminary/Universities/Colleges/Institutes.
General Council Of the Assemblies of God
Ohio District Council of the Assemblies of God
Greater Cincinnati Section of the Assemblies of God
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.
