We are NTCG Stafford.
We are a local Pentecostal church in the village of Doxey in Stafford. We are also part of a much larger church in England and Wales called the New Testament Church of God. i.e NTCG. The total UK church membership is over 12000, plus over 30000 adherents in abut 130 church spread throughout the UK.
In fact, the New Testament Church of God, England and Wales is part of a much larger International church called the 'Church of God'. We are part of a global church spread over 186 countries with over 7 million members.
We have a rich 200+ year heritage as a church original based in the USA. Our international head quarters are in Cleveland, Tennesee, USA. The Church of God in England was registered as the New Testament Church of God in 1953 under the leadership of the late Rev Dr. Oliver Lyseight who was the first National Overseer for the churches in England and Wales.
Our current Administrative Bishop (the equivalent to the title National Overseer), is Bishop Claion Grandison.
Bishop Claion Grandison as set out a new vision of the churches based in England and Wales. A new national vision has been set to help guide our churches into the direction we need to go. The bible says that without vision the people perish.
The National Vision is:-
A Relevant, Relational Church, Reimaging God at work, in our Communities and Nation.
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However, each church is totally unique in terms of it's needs locally, membership size, resources and skill sets, cultural diversity and even location.
It is the duty of the local pastor of the church to appraise the local situation and through seeking the guidance of the Lord, have a local vision. This Local Vision (with the help of the leadership team) should feed into the National Vision for the churches to make it happen and for the vision to become a reality.
So, our Local Vision is :-
We must GROW.
We must:-
-Go and teach God's gospel and Grow, personally, spiritually and as a church.
-Respect, God and each other and to Reach and Reap, the lost souls for God.
-Live in Obedience, to God and His godly leaders.
-Worship and Win souls for Christ and win in life prayerfully in order to live purposefully.
🔹️The Mission is how we achieve our vision.
Our mission.
We must:-
1. Grow spiritually in the Lord
2. Grow in our fellowship with one another
3. Grow with our outreach to the community.
To Grow Spiritually in the Lord we must:-
🔴 Seek the presence of God
🟡 Deal with issues of a carnal nature with the help of God.
🟢 Pray, submit and surrender our hearts to Jesus.
1 Peter 1 vs 16 - 16 (KJV)
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¹⁵ But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
¹⁶ Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
To Grow in our fellowship with one another, we must:-
🔴 Love one another
🟡 Be friendly and show hospitality
🟢 Unite under our common belief in Jesus Christ, our Saviour.
John 15 : 12,13 (KJV)
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¹² This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
¹³ Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
To Grow with our outreach to the community
🔴 Welcome every creed and colour
🟡 Actively seek to let the community into what we do
🟢 Work with our connections to build strong relationships within the community.
Matthew 28: 19,20 (KJV)
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¹⁹ Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
²⁰ Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
If we grow and follow this local vision, we will be in a much better place to fulfil the national vision.
Be blessed.
Be loved.
Be forgiven.
Be fulfiled in Christ.
God bless you.
Rev Terence Taylor 🕊