Mission and Goals of the Church of God
"That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ." (1 John 1:3 NKJV)
This page covers a brief overview of our mission and goals in this Laodicean era of God’s Church. People sometimes ask what our mission or purpose is. The answer to that is covered throughout this website in the various articles and audio messages. However, recently (after several years of consideration), I wrote an official Statement of Beliefs, as well as another official document entitled “Constitution and By-Laws” of the Church of God.
Both of these documents are patterned after the 1948 Radio Church of God’s Statement of Beliefs and Constitution and By-Laws (for the Philadelphia era of God’s Church). These were the same documents adopted (after some slight modification) by the Worldwide Church of God in 1968 when Mr. Armstrong changed the name from Radio Church of God (by amendment to the Radio Church of God’s Articles of Incorporation) to the Worldwide Church of God.
In adopting our Statement of Beliefs and Constitution and By-Laws, I also made some slight modifications or updates for our versions. For example, some of the work that God commissioned the Church (specifically Mr. Armstrong) to do is now finished and part of Church history. However some of the work is still being done, which consists primarily of a warning work, but also preparing the “Bride” or Church for the return of Jesus Christ. This is reflected in both our Statement of Beliefs and Constitution and By-Laws.
Our Statement of Beliefs is almost the exact same as the 1948 version, with the exception of point #18 which has been updated to show where we are in prophecy and Church history, and I added point #’s 21, 22, 23 and 24.
Our Constitution and By-Laws have been updated in a similar way, with certain sections of the 1948 version deleted (such as the establishment of Ambassador College for example).
Both of these documents will show an overview of what we believe and what our mission is. There are links to both documents below. You are welcome to download either or both of these. .
Although not all of our beliefs (i.e. doctrines and truths of the Church of God) are covered in these two documents, they give a general guideline or the thrust of what our mission and goals are. The articles and messages on this website serve to fill in the rest of the “details”.
I hope this information will be helpful as an introduction to those sincerely searching for the truth of God and the “faith which was once delivered unto the saints” (Jude 3).
Sincerely,
Daniel Cohran