Church of God (Restoration)

The Church of God (Restoration) (English Church of God ( Restoration ) ) is a free church, which was founded in 1988 by Daniel Layne. She sees herself as an anti -sectarian movement that had its roots in the Holiness movement and in the passage quoted by Daniel Sidney Warner late 19th century evening light - Reformation movement. The Church of God (Restoration) has in Germany, Austria, the USA, Canada, Mexico, Kenya and the Philippines about 85 local churches. The membership of the church is unknown.

Teaching

The group believes in the restoration of the divine community in their original state, as described in the Bible, and relies in particular on the book of Revelation. It teaches God's will demand a final union of his children on earth before Jesus was coming for the final judgment to bring his church.

The doctrine is similar to that of the original Church of God ( Anderson) ( in Germany Freikirchlicher today covenant of God's church ), but the church of God sets (Restoration) great emphasis on sanctification and separation from the world. A formal membership does not exist, because according to their teaching every true Christian is a member of the church of God.

The Church of God (Restoration) stands out because of their dress code that has a similarity with the Amish. The children of member families receive lessons at home.

The Church magazine titled gospel trumpet, and is published every other month. At present the gospel trumpet is distributed free of charge in 58 countries in the languages ​​German, English and Russian. It is not linked to the same magazine of the Church of God ( Anderson), but uses their historical spending as a template.

Criticism

Critics accuse the Church pretend to be " cult-like " features, and describe it as an ultra- conservative. In the U.S. and Canada numerous cases of child abuse were known by church members who have been approved by ministers. Since the church refuses medical treatment and rely on the faith healing, there were several deaths of adult church members or their children who were examined partly in court. When engrossed with these cases concerned the Canadian child protection authorities in the summer of 2001, leaving many church members with their children the country and moved to Mexico or the United States over.

In Germany, the church plant on the club The Gospel Trumpet eV in New City Stone own private school that was closed due to lack of teaching authorization from the state authorities in July 2009. In the same year the Heilbronn prosecutor opened investigations on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. Student alleged to have been abused with sticks and leather straps.