La Luz del Mundo
| Iglesia del Dios Vivo, Columna y Apoyo de la Verdad, La Luz del Mundo (Church of the Living God, Column and Ground of the Truth, The Light of the World) | |
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Logo of La Luz del Mundo Church
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| Classification | Christian |
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| Structure | Apostolic |
| Director | Naasón Joaquín García |
| Region | 53 countriesas of August 2015[update] |
| Headquarters | Calle Glorieta Central 1, Hermosa Provincia, 44770 Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico |
| Founder | Jesus Christ (Matthew 16:18) |
| Origin |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Separations | Iglesia del Dios Vivo, Columna y Apoyo de la Verdad, |
| Congregations | 2,869as of August 2013[update] |
| Members | Between 1 and 7 million. See Statistics |
| Other name(s) |
Spanish: La Luz del Mundo; LLDM; LDM; Iglesia La Luz del Mundo; ILLM English: La Luz del Mundo Church; Church of the Living God, Column and Ground of the Truth, The Light of the World; The Light of the World Church |
| Official website | Template:Bereainternacional.com |
| Local Spanish pronunciation: [i´ɣlesja ðel djoz ´biβo, ko´lumna j a´poʝo ðe la βeɾ´ðað, la luz del ´mundo] | |
Coordinates: 20°40′19.02″N 103°17′2.76″W / 20.6719500°N 103.2841000°W
Spanish: La Luz del Mundo; LLDM; LDM; Iglesia La Luz del Mundo; ILLM
The Iglesia del Dios Vivo, Columna y Apoyo de la Verdad, La Luz del Mundo, (English: "Church of the Living God, Column and Ground of the Truth, The Light of the World")—or simply La Luz del Mundo—is a Christian denomination with international headquarters in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. La Luz del Mundo (abbreviated LLDM, or sometimes The LDM) practices a form of restorationist theology centered on three leaders: founder Aarón—born Eusebio—Joaquín González (1896–1964), Samuel Joaquín Flores (1937–2014), and Naasón Joaquin García (born 1969). These three men are regarded by the Church as modern day Apostles of Jesus Christ and Servants of God.
The Church had its beginnings in 1926 just as Mexico plunged into a violent struggle between the anti-clerical government and Catholic rebels. The conflict centered in the west-central states like Jalisco, where González focused his missionary efforts. Given the environment of the time, La Luz del Mundo remained a small missionary endeavor until 1934 when it built its first temple. Thereafter the Church continued to grow and expand, interrupted only by an internal schism in 1942. Apostles: Aarón Joaquín is believed to be designated the ministry of the Lord by revelation of God, then his son Samuel; thereafter by his son Naasón. The Church is now present in 50 countries and has between 1 and 7 million adherents worldwide.
La Luz del Mundo describes itself as the restoration of primitive Christianity. (It does not use crosses or images in its worship Exodus 20:3-5) services and its members do not observe Christmas or Holy Week. Female members follow a dress code that includes long skirts and head coverings during religious services.(“A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman’s garment, for all who do so are an abomination to the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 22:5 and Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head. But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is one and the same as if her head were shaved. For this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. I Corinthians 11:4-5, 10)
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