Destiny Church Groningen is a Neo-charismatic church denomination which was founded in 1992, Groningen the Netherlands, by the Johan & Tessa Proost . Neo-charismatic churches are a category of churches found within the Christian Renewal movement. ... Look up denomination in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

Origin

Destiny Church follows a Charismatic & Apostolic interpretation of Biblical principles. Its membership Are predominantly Antillians From the island of Curaçao. Charismatic is an umbrella term used to describe those Christians who believe that the manifestations of the Holy Spirit seen in the first century Christian Church, such as healing, miracles and glossolalia, are available to contemporary Christians and ought to be experienced and practiced today. ... Alternate meaning: See Apostle (Mormonism) The Christian Apostles were Jewish men chosen from among the disciples, who were sent forth (as indicated by the Greek word απόστολος apostolos= messenger), by Jesus to preach the Gospel to both Jews and Gentiles, across the... Motto Libertate unanimus (Latin: Unified by freedom) Anthem Anthem without a title Capital (and largest city) Willemstad Official languages Dutch, English, Papiamento Government  -  Monarch Beatrix  -  Governor Frits Goedgedrag  -  Prime minister Emily de Jongh-Elhage constitutional monarchy part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands  Area  -  Total 960 km² (184th) 371 sq... For other uses, see Curaçao (disambiguation). ...

Development

Destiny Church started with a membership of 17 people which within three years had grown to 600. Destiny Church now has a network of 10 churches. In Holland, Aruba, Brazil, Portugal & Mexico. The church provides not only religious guidance but also a range of social services Special for the youth. like Homework Groups, help for choice of school, helping young womens who have been abused for prostitution. Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands with a population of 6. ... For other uses, see Youth (disambiguation) Youth is defined by Websters New World Dictionary as, The time of life when one is young; especially: a: the period between childhood and maturity b: the early period of existence, growth, or development. ... Homework, short for homework assignment, refers to tasks assigned to students by their teachers to be completed mostly outside of class, and derives its name from the fact that most students do most of such work at home. ... Students in Rome, Italy. ... Whore redirects here. ...

as from 1994 up to 2005 Destiny Chruch were part of an apostolic organisation. Since 2005 Destiny Church has been autonomous. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Characteristics and beliefs

Like every Neo-charismatic churches they embraced many of the doctrines and practices found within Pentecostal and Charismatic churches however were not specifically aligned with either movement. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

there are main characteristics in Destiny Church Groningen. According to their webpage & the Dutch Wikipedia they are known as a Word of faith and a Dominion minded Church. with a New Apostolic Reformation church structure. Wikipedia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Word of Faith, also known as Word-Faith or simply Faith, is a teaching within Pentecostal and charismatic churches worldwide. ... Dominion Theology is a term used by some social scientists and journalists to describe a theological form of political ideology, which they claim has influenced the Christian Right in the United States, Canada, and Europe, within Protestant Christian evangelicalism and fundamentalism. ... The New Apostolic Reformation is a movement in Protestant Christianity that grew out of the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements, that asserts that God is restoring the Lost Offices of Church Governance, namely the Offices of Prophet and Apostle. ...

these mixture of beliefs & Theology is very common in Neo-charismatic churches.

External links

• Official website/Dutch
• Official webstite/Portugees
• Wikipedia Pastor J.J. Proost (Dutch)
• Member ICBM

References

• Burgess and van der Maas, introduction to The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements, 20

• Barron, Bruce. 1992. Heaven on Earth? The Social & Political Agendas of Dominion Theology. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan.

• Wikipedia Pastor J.J. Proost (Dutch)