There are some families and associations that we have by birth, and some we have by choice. My Church of God story is both of these.
There are some families and associations that we have by birth, and some we have by choice. My Church of God story is both of these.
The story of my involvement in the Church of God begins with my parents. My mother was born into a Christian family that attended the local Church of God congregation in southeastern Ohio. However, for private reasons, her family began attending a local Nazarene congregation, where they have remained ever since. Yet the roots of the Church of God run deep in that family: to this day, my grandmother and aunt (my relatives still living in that town) faithfully support their Nazarene church but are not members there. I believe their non-membership is due to the Church of God influence against man-made church membership requirements.