Church of God (Seventh-Day)
The Church of God on the seventh day (English Church of God ( Seventh Day ) ) is a Seventh-day Adventist movement emerged from the Protestant Free Church tables. The origin of the church is located in the United States and Canada, communities now exist in more than twenty other countries. The church belonged in 2010 claims to be world's approximately 300,000 members, external sources mention 1995 60,000 members.
Not all under the name Church of God on the seventh day or Church of God ( Seventh Day ) occurring communities belong to this church community: In the U.S., there were at least two divisions of the church; the German communities are only loosely connected with the U.S. church.
The church was built in 1863 by the merger of two groups of former Seventh- day Adventist Church in Michigan and Iowa who had a few years before leaving this church, because they rejected the writings of Ellen G. White. Through the publication of the magazine The Hope of Israel ( today called The Bible Advocate ), the Church could more trailers - especially in the Midwestern United States - win.
With the Church of God ( Seventh Day ) connected in the United States are the Evangelical Christians the Sabbath day in Münster.
1933 split in the U.S. from this association, the Church of God ( 7th day ) - Salem Conference from.
As so many emerged from the Advent movement churches holds the church of God on the seventh day the Sabbath and expects the soon return of Jesus Christ. She knows two sacraments: baptism and communion of faith ( connected to the washing of the feet ). According to the teaching of the Church, the salvation of the faithful by the grace of God; Prerequisite for the grace of God are penance, following the held in the Ten Commandments and the Gospels rules and doing good works. The only holiday of the church is the Jewish Passover, which is, however, not celebrated by all communities. All other Christian holidays are rejected.