WELCOME TO GENERATION
Once again Jesus began teaching by the lakeshore. There was such a large crowd along the shore that he got into a boat and sat down and spoke from there. He began to teach the people by telling many stories such as this one: “Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it. Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The plant sprang up quickly, but it soon wilted beneath the hot sun and died because the roots had no nourishment in the shallow soil. Other seed fell among thorns that shot up and choked out the tender blades so that it produced no grain. Still other seed fell on fertile soil and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted." Then he said, "Anyone who is willing to hear should listen and understand!" – Mark 4:1-9
Scriptural Basis
To become a center of spiritual, personal, educational, and economic growth in and for this community. To become a center of Faith, Family, and Growth in and for this community.
Our
Vision
We believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible written Word of God.
We believe that there is only One God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son and, God the Holy Spirit.
We believe in the blessed Hope, which is the rapture of the Church of God, which is in Christ, at His return.
We believe that the only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the precious Blood of Jesus Christ.
We believe that regeneration by the Holy Ghost is absolutely essential for personal salvation.
We believe that the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross provides healing for the human body in answer to believing prayer.
We believe that the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, according to Acts 2:4, is given to believers who ask for it.
We believe in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy and separated life in the present world.
What
We Believe
Timeline
1986
Elder Burton D. Clemons founded Christ the King COGIC (worshipped in the East Side Christian Reformed Church in Warrensville Hts., Ohio.
1994
Elder Terrance M. Curtain Sr. founded the Tree of Life Ministries COGIC (In the former Eugene's Cleaners at 5901 Quincy Ave.)
1998
Christ the King COGIC purchased the facility at 365 East 156th St.
2009
Supt. Burton D. Clemons retired from pastoring Christ the King COGIC.
Christ the King COGIC and the Tree of Life Ministries COGIC merged as the Tree of Life Ministries COGIC under the pastorate of Elder Terrance M. Curtain Sr.
2013
Elder Terrance M. Curtain Sr. retired from pastoring the Tree of Life Ministries COGIC and passed the pastoral mantle to his son, Elder Terrance M. Curtain Jr.
2014
Tree of Life COGIC becomes Generation Church
2021
Generation Church becomes The Generation Center