Springfield Faith Center Information

What does The Foursquare Gospel mean? Springfield Faith Center is part of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. The early 20th century evangelist, Aimee Semple McPherson, was a pioneer of women in ministry. Having experienced a profound religious conversion at age 17, Aimee began preaching across the United States and later, the world. In 1918, she established her base in Los Angeles, California, where in 1923, the 5,500 seat Angelus Temple was dedicated and became the center of her revival, healing and benevolent ministries. She was the first woman to receive a FCC radio license and was a pioneer religious broadcaster. Her sermons were the first to incorporate the contemporary communications of that day into her preaching of the Gospel. From Angelus Temple she performed an extensive social ministry, providing hot meals for more than 1.5 million people during the Great Depression. She summarized her message into four major points known as The Foursquare Gospel, Jesus Christ the Saviour- (John 3:16; Act 2:12) Jesus Christ the Baptizer in the Holy Spirit- (Mark 1:8; Acts 2:4) Jesus Christ the Healer- (Hebrews 13:8; James 5:14-15) Jesus Christ the Coming King- (John 14:3; I Thessalonians 4:16-15) and founded a denomination called The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. From its beginning at Angelus Temple, The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel has now grown to include more than 1,900 churches in the United States and Canada, and over 24,000 churches worldwide. There are currently more than 2.8 million members in 99 countries around the world. We take our financial responsibilities very seriously here at Springfield Faith Center. The finances are watched over by our bookkeeper and Church Council who are elected every year by the Church membership. Council members are chosen by their walk with Jesus, their integrity and by their ability to manage money. We have a two person rule in handling all our finances and all contibutions are kept confidential. Any member can request to ...