Christian Services Resume at 28 Green Street, Gardner, now Maranatha Christian Church
The site of the former First Congregational Church will be dedicated as the Maranatha Christian Church on Sunday November 19, 2023. The church is inviting “local authorities, former members, and leadership of the First Congregational Church. Banners and flyers have been posted, inviting community members from Gardner and surrounding towns.”
“Churches from Brazil, Canada, and abroad will be connected online. A message will be transmitted from Brazil by Pastor Gedelti Victalino Teixeira Gueiros, who is the President of the Maranatha Christian Churches’ Presbytery worldwide. The President of Maranatha Christian Church of America, Pastor Ronildo Scherrer, will deliver opening and closing remarks.”
Proclaiming a message of hope, salvation, and the return of Jesus, the church has seen a steady growth in the number of members and has conducted over 20 baptism services just this year within North America.
“While we witness an overall failure in the Christian world, the Lord has blessed us with the opportunity to acquire properties and rescue them, so that the Word of Salvation and the teaching of the Revealed Doctrine may continue to be preached. This is especially important in the present moment, as it is the eve of the Rapture of the Faithful Church,” said Pastor Ronildo Scherrer.”
“The name Maranatha means ‘The King is coming’. We have an active group of youths who are experiencing the presence of the Living God and listening to the Holy Spirit’s guidance. They are instrumental in spreading the Good News of Jesus’ love and the readiness we need for His return,” added Pastor Ronildo.”
“Originating in Vila Velha, Brazil, Maranatha Christian Church is a pentecostal denomination with five thousand churches within Brazil, and locations in several countries worldwide: the Americas, West and East Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. In the United States and Canada, there are approximately 40 churches, with 12 in Massachusetts.”
Guided by the Holy Spirit and without spotlighting individuals, everyone, including pastors, volunteers. Maranatha Church recently celebrated its 55th anniversary. Utilizing modern communication technologies, churches worldwide are connected weekly for the Sunday Bible School broadcast in Portuguese, with live interpretation in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Russian.”
“This connection is fundamental so that we are all in one fellowship, receiving the same teachings and doctrine. All our churches engage in the same Bible Studies, mutually strengthening one another and deepening the understanding of God’s Word. There is uniformity, and you feel at home at any of our locations,” highlighted Pastor Ronildo Scherrer.”