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Rev. Ezequiel & Carolyn Pecina



1 - Our 16 Fundamental Truths (English/Spanish)

Our Vision

To impact people to experience NEW things in Christ and help them to do GREATER things in Christ

 

Our Mission

To BRING people to know Christ, BUILD and EQUIP them to model Christ and SEND them to do the WORK of ministry.
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The Founding of New Life Temple

New Life Temple began with a heartfelt calling in the hearts of Sam P. & Gertrude Garza on March 9, 1980 in the front room of a home on Congress Street in Abilene, Texas.

The Glory of God arose in this handful of faithful believers, who in a matter of 11 months grew to an approximate number of 285 members. As this church faced the challenge of keeping up with growth, the unrelenting and unyielding faith that characterized it founders led to the accumulation of $12,000.00 utilized for a down payment to purchase the property and building. This would become the future sight of New Life Temple.

This would eventually include a new sanctuary and family life center for the newly purchased property. Upon laying the foundation, Pastor's vision was realized only after he lost a courageous battle to cancer. The completion and continuation of the vision given to both Reverend Sam P. & Gertrude Garza is a clear demonstration of the faithfulness of our Sovereign Lord.

The History of the Assemblies of God

The Assemblies of God came into being at the first General Council, April 6-12, 1914 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The December 20, 1913 issue of The Word and Witness, periodical edited by E.N. Bell in Malvern, Arkansas, issued a formal call for a "General convention of Pentecostal Saints and churchs of God in Christ."

In spite of heated controversy among Pentecostal believers over the issue of forming an organization, the Hot Springs convention brought representatives from many parts of the United States, as well as several foreign countries.

More than 300 people attended these historic meetings of whom 128 officially registered. The roster lists many of the great leaders of the earliest days of the 20th century Pentecostal Movement.

It was here that a unanimous resolution was adopted to form a voluntary, cooperative fellowship of Pentecostal churches to be called the General Council of the Assemblies of God.

The 1914 Hot Springs meeting was not the first attempt to gather Pentecostal believers together. Between 1905 and 1913, a variety of camp meetings and conferences were held, chiefly in the south-central United States, with as many as 15 of these gatherings being publicized by the summer of 1913. Some regional associations developed.

Short term Bible institutes were conducted by respected leaders like D.C.O. Opperman to train young preachers. A flurry of periodicals appeared between 1901 and the gathering in 1914 in Hot Springs. These publications helped give a sense of unity of purpose to the fledgling revival movement and pointed in the direction of a more formal organization.