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Our MISSION
To be completely transformed by the spirit of Christ and to make disciples by fulfilling the Great Commission.
Matthew 28:19-20   Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.  And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
 
Our VISION
Striving to become a GREAT church
·  G rowing lifelong followers of Christ (Discipleship)
·  R aising personal levels of involvement (Partnership)
·  E xtending grace to our community (Friendship)
·  A spiring to Christ-centered worship (Worship)
·  T rusting God for a debt-free ministry (Stewardship)
 
Our VALUES
We Value:
·  The souls of the lost – Luke 19:10
·  Personal integrity – Proverbs 10:9
·  Corporate Worship – Hebrews 10:25
·  The Word of God – Deuteronomy 6:6-9
·  The gifts of God’s people – Ephesians 4:11-13
·  Wholesome fellowship – 1 John 1:7
·  The family of God – Psalm 133:1
 
Our STATEMENT OF FAITH
We Believe:

  • In the verbal inspiration of the Bible.

  • In one God eternally existing in three persons; namely, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

  • That Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of the Father, conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary. That Jesus was crucified, buried, and raised from the dead. That He ascended to heaven and is today at the right hand of the Father as the Intercessor.

  • That all have sinned and come short of the glory of God and that repentance is commanded of God for all and necessary for forgiveness of sins.

  • That justification, regeneration, and the new birth are wrought by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ.

  • In sanctification subsequent to the new birth, through faith in the blood of Christ; through the Word, and by the Holy Ghost.

  • Holiness to be God's standard of living for His people.

  • In the baptism with the Holy Ghost subsequent to a clean heart.

  • In speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance and that it is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

  • In water baptism by immersion, and all who repent should be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

  • Divine healing is provided for all in the atonement.

  • In the Lord's Supper and washing of the saints' feet.

  • In the pre-millennial second coming of Jesus. First, to resurrect the righteous dead and to catch away the living saints to Him in the air. Second, to reign on the earth a thousand years.

  • In the bodily resurrection; eternal life for the righteous, and eternal punishment for the wicked.

 

Our HISTORY

The Church of God in Minot started very differently than was the norm for other churches of the denomination begun in the Dakotas, Montana or Western Saskatchewan. The common start of a church was for a leader to go into a community and seek out followers, however in Minot, the flock found the leader. Even those who were there at the beginning can not clearly point to the time the church started but what is known is how it began. Rev. Fred Frank, who was leading the small congregation asked Rev. Paul Walker to hold a revival in Minot, which led to the founding of the Minot Church of God. With the revitalized fellowship, Walker became the first pastor the Minot Church of God.
There are reports of meetings being held in several locations before the first church was built. In nineteen thirty, a very successful revival was held in a tent just south of the current Minot State University. At the close of the seven-week revival, the group purchased a lot on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Fourth Street NW.  The members then dug a basement and developed a church. The basement church served for a period of years possibly into the early forties before the structure was placed above it. This building now houses the Minot Youth for Christ Program.  The congregation, realizing the need for a larger facility, broke ground for a new church on Sixteenth Street NW on August 29, 1971 and dedicated the current church on December 3, 1972. There have been two additions to the structure since that time leading to the current facility.
The name of the church evolved over time. Originally the congregation was known as the Minot Church of God, but with the organizing of the East Side Church of God in 1959, the name was changed in 1962 to the West Side Church of God and finally in the late sixties to the current name—West Minot Church of God.
The names of most of the saints who founded this church and sustained it for the many formative years are lost to history. Our God knows them and will reward them accordingly. Rather than listing the names in these limited writings, we ask those families who have descended from our church forefathers to continue an oral history of their faithfulness and the contributions each made to bring our church to its present position. Any listing of early church leaders would omit some very deserving pioneers. Let each of us remember those we have known or heard about, but understand that we owe a debt of gratitude to many we cannot name.
The pastoral leadership of West Minot Church of God has been wonderful. For a church of this size, it has truly been served by more that its share of church leaders. The first pastor, Paul H. Walker, served many years as an Overseer as well as a number of years as Executive Secretary of Church of God World Missions in charge of missions work around the world. T. D. Mooneyham returned to a very successful mission assignment after leaving our church. No less than nine former pastors went on to lead the church as Overseers. They include The Reverends Walker, Logsdon, Frank Lemons, DeVore, Boatwright, Pratt, Triplett, Hathaway and Popejoy. The shortest-term pastor appears to have been Bartley Hicks, a member of the Church of God Executive Council who stayed only about three weeks, as he couldn’t stand the cold weather. Two pastors served ten years each. They were Alan O. Hathaway and Ray Hurt. From our first pastor, Paul H. Walker, to our most current pastor, Jeff Heber, appointed August 29 ,2004  we have been well served. The Lord has blessed us!