Church Of God, Cleveland, Tennessee

Source: The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Robert E. Webber, General Editor

Resistance to observance of the Christian year is deeply entrenched in the Church of God, Cleveland, tradition. Such formal worship practices have long been considered a hindrance to the believer's freedom and spontaneity in responding to the power of the Holy Spirit. Little movement toward full adoption of the Christian year exists, but use of modified portions of the yearly calendar is becoming more frequent.

Beyond celebrations of Christmas and Easter, very little observance of the...

 

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