Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ
| Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International |
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| Orientation | Neopentecostal – restorationist |
| Leader | María Luisa Piraquive |
| Region | 49 countries/territories |
| Headquarters |
Bogota, Colombia, |
| Founder | Luis Eduardo Moreno, María Luisa Piraquive and María Jesús Moreno |
| Origin | 1972 Bogota, Colombia |
| Congregations | Over 900 |
| Aid organization | María Luisa de Moreno International Foundation |
| Official website | www.idmji.org |
Bogota, Colombia,
Weston, Florida, United States,
The Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International is a Christian, neo-Pentecostal and restorationist congregation. It was created in 1972 by the evangelical preacher Luis Eduardo Moreno, his mother María Jesús Moreno and his wife María Luisa Piraquive. The Church has over 930 locations in more than fifty countries and territories worldwide.
The leader of the Church is the Colombian Christian female leader María Luisa Piraquive, while the current General Preacher is Carlos Alberto Baena.
The origins of the Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International go back to the wandering of Luis Eduardo Moreno and his mother María Jesús Moreno through various christian denominations, where he served as preacher. After his marriage in 1966, his wife María Luisa Piraquive joined them.
Luis Eduardo had disagreements with the leaders of the various evangelical denominations in which he worked, due to the fact that he was pressed to give results in terms of growth of the churches at his charge.
Disappointed by the permanent disagreements with the leaders of the denominations in which they congregated, the Moreno Piraquive family decided not to attend any church anymore and instead, they decided to pray at their house.
In 1972, during the prayers of a small group of four people congregated at the Moreno Piraquive family house, they experienced the first prophecy from God in the Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ. In such prophecy, God gave them the instructions about how to direct the church.
As time passed by the church expanded to other departments of Colombia. Currently it has locations in more than 300 Colombian municipalities.
In 1997 is added the word International to the Church's name, and in 2000 the leaders of the church created a political party in Colombia, called MIRA, whose current President is Carlos Alberto Baena.
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