secution, and opposition from the state
church, contact and cooperation between
the Church of God and the Apostolic
The EVANGEL’s
Church of God was intermittent. However,
at the 58th General Assembly (1980),
the relationship was cemented when
Influence in
General Overseer Ray H. Hughes and
Trandafir Sandru, president of the Pente-
ROMANIA
costal Theologic Seminarau in Romania,
embraced on the stage of the auditorium.
Sandru said he was “thankful how God
was using him to be the link between the
BY
Apostolic Church of God in Romania and
the Church of God in the United States.”
◆ CHRISTOPHER ◆
MOREE
Hughes replied, “Because we are one in
practice, one in faith, one in mission, one
in concept—today, upon permission from
the Executive Committee of the church in
T
HE Apostolic Church of God in This literature was sent through Pavel Romania—I declare the church in Roma-
Romania is a good example of Budeanu, a Romanian immigrant to the nia, the Church of God in Romania.”
the strategic role the Church of United States who, as a Church of God Now led by Overseer Pavel Rivis Tipei,
God Evangel has played in the minister, was active in Romanian immi- the Apostolic Church of God has more
growth of the movement. grant congregations in Detroit, Michigan, than 500,000 members in 2,570 congre-
Georghe Bradin was a Transylvanian and in Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. He gations. To God be the glory!
Romanian, a devout Baptist, who had became deeply involved in helping the
returned to Romania after having lived in fledgling Romanian church. Christopher Moree serves
the United States. Bradin corresponded Through the use of the Evangel and as a World Missions associate
with friends and relatives who remained in other Church of God literature, the doc- field representative, a member
the United States. From them he received trine and structure of the Apostolic Church of the Church of God Histori-
the booklet Biblical Truth, distributed by of God and the Church of God in the cal Commission, a member of
the Church of God Publishing House. It United States closely resembled each other. the Florida State World Missions Board, and
described the Pentecostal revival with the Because of wars, government interfer- editor of MissionLine Florida. He lives in
accompanying signs of divine healing and ence which sometimes bordered on per- Apopka, Florida.
the baptism in the Holy Spirit.
From the booklet, Bradin learned
about divine healing, which had become
a signature doctrine of the Pentecostal
PARTNERS IN THE GOOD NEWS
Movement. He prayed for his wife, Per-
sida, who was ill with tuberculosis. Her It is my joy to congratulate Church of God Evangel on the occasion of your
miraculous healing energized the small centennial issue! Who would have believed back in 1910 that the Pentecostal
group of believers he had gathered in his Movement would have the worldwide reach it does today?
home, and encouraged them to accept the
Your publication has played an important role in extending the gospel
Pentecostal message.
with a focus upon Pentecostal doctrine and experience. God has used you in
Wanting to know more about the
a marvelous way over these 100 years and it is a joy for me, on behalf of the
baptism in the Holy Spirit, Bradin wrote
Assemblies of God, to express our gratitude for our wonderful brothers and
the Church of God Publishing House
sisters in Christ in the Church of God.
requesting additional information and
material. According to Charles Conn in
We cherish our relationship. Both of our publications have the name
Like a Mighty Army, “The church sent
Evangel, meaning “good news.” We are delighted to stand with you as part-
the Bradin family copies of the Church of ners in proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ to the world!
God Evangel and other publications. With
—George O. Wood, General Superintendent
this literature to guide them, the Bradins
The General Council of the Assemblies of God
opened a Pentecostal church in their
house on September 10, 1922.”
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