About Our Church
Zion Hill Church
History Synposis
Zion Hill congregation and community has a long and rich history. One that can be painted with persecution, suffering, and great joy.
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In the late 1800s, spiritual revivals were spreading across the face of the United States, and a young Baptist minister seeking a deeper personal relationship with God found his way to the Deep South. In this Deep South, he started the Azusa Street Revival where all ethnic groups were blessed with the baptism. This was the beginning of the Church of God In Christ.
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In the City of Lake Wales, Florida on the 30 of April 1811, Sister Maggie Irving Hill received the Baptism of the Holy Ghost. After receiving the blessing of the Holy Spirit, she left Lake Wales Florida an moved to her home town of Anthony. Here she begin talking to everyon that would listen about this new Revival that was sweeping the cities.
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She began spreading the word about his thing called :"Holiness" but it caused division in both her family and her community.
Even though today, Christians everywhere know about "Holiness". However, when "Holiness" started in
this community, the church was known as the "Sanctified Church" even though the church was registered as the Church Of God In Christ Of Anthony, Florida.
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The rest is History resting in our Archive.
Keeping
the Faith
First Timothy 4:16 exhorts us to keep the faith: “Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them.” When Paul visited the recently established churches in Asia Minor, his goal was “strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith” (Acts 14:22). Other passages calling us to keep the faith are Hebrews 12:1 and Ephesians 6:13. The Bible also gives us advice for how to do it.
Keeping the faith requires remembering what brought us to faith in the first place. We need to be intentional about remembering God’s grace in our lives. Hebrews 12:1b–3 says, “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” Practically, this means remembering the wonderful gift of God’s salvation and following the example of our Savior, who “endured” the trials of this life. We must “fix our eyes” on Jesus. Many people find prayer and journaling helpful in this regard. The Old Testament saints often demonstrated the importance of remembering. The Israelites were instructed to set up memorials, and many of the Jewish feasts were designed to remember and celebrate God’s deliverance. Deuteronomy 4:9 says, “Be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.” Psalm 103:2 says, “Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits.” When we praise God, we remember His past goodness, and that makes it easier to keep trusting Him now.
Keeping the faith requires a love of truth and a commitment to the Word of God.
Christian
Community
Many people refer to the "Christian community." What is it? Usually people use this term to refer to Christians in general or the majority of Christians.
Biblically, however, the Christian community can be viewed from two additional perspectives. First, the Greek word for church (ekklesia) referred to an assembly or gathering of people. The early church was known for frequently gathering together in homes or in public places for friendship, prayer, learning, and worship (Acts 2:42).
Christian community is not specific to one age group (1 Timothy 4:12), ethnic group, or economic group, but consists of all true believers who compose the family of God. However, since there is no commonly accepted definition of what makes up the Christian community, some use the term in different ways that others.
For example, some use the term in reference to Christian leaders. Others may use the term in reference to Christians as a segment of voters or even a segment of people who purchase certain products. However, true Christian community can be found when believers worship and serve together in unity based on the teachings of God's Word.