History of Disney Assembly of God
Even though the Assemblies of God was formed in 1914, it was not until 1939 that Disney Assembly of God was formed. The town of Disney did not exist until the build of the Pensacola Dam began. When construction started the town of Disney sprung up and there was an influx of people in the area.
With the influx of people, God called upon his people to start a church. On January 19, 1939, Rev. O.M. Loflin began to minister the Gospel of Jesus Christ, preaching and teaching the word of God. By October 24, 1939 the members of Disney Assembly of God were able to finish a building in which to hold services and with the help of Rev. Marvin D. Hartz, the church was set in order. On that day Disney Assembly of God accepted 14 charter members and Rev. O.M. Loflin was retained as Pastor. None of these charter members are left within the church, but the church continues preaching the Gospel and sharing the love of Christ with the community.
Since it's beginnings, Disney Assembly of God has seen many victories, salvations, and healings. It has been pastored by some great men and women of God. And it continues to see the awesome presence of the Holy Spirit.
Disney Assembly of God
P.O. Box 439, 313 E. Wall Street
Disney, OK 74340
Phone: (918) 435-4512
Email: disneyag@brightok.net
The Assemblies of God grew out of the Pentecostal revival, which began in the early 1900s in places such as Topeka, Kansas, and the Azusa Street Mission in Los Angeles. During times of prayer and Bible study, believers received spiritual experiences like those described in the book of Acts. Accompanied by “speaking in tongues,” their religious experiences were associated with the coming of the Holy Spirit on the Jewish feast of Pentecost (Acts 2), and participants in the movement were dubbed “Pentecostals.” The Pentecostal movement has grown from a handful of Bible school students in Topeka, Kansas, to an estimated 600 million in the world today.
Many participants who were baptized in the Holy Spirit during revivals and camp meetings in the early 1900s were not welcomed back to their former churches. These believers started many small churches throughout the country and communicated through publications that reported on the revivals. In 1913, a Pentecostal publication, the Word and Witness, called for the independent churches to band together for the purpose of fellowship and doctrinal unity. Other concerns for facilitating missionaries, chartering churches and forming a Bible training school were also on the agenda.
Some 300 Pentecostals met at an opera house in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 1914, and agreed to form a new fellowship of loosely knit independent churches. These churches were left with the needed autonomy to develop and govern their own local ministries, yet they were united in their message and efforts to reach the world for Christ. So began the General Council of the Assemblies of God.
Assemblies of God churches form a cooperative fellowship. As a result, the organization operates from the grass roots, allowing the local church to choose and develop ministries and facilities best suited for its local needs.
