Christian Evangelistic Assemblies

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Christian Evangelistic Assemblies is an umbrella organization for non-denominational Christianity.

[edit] History

1933 - Oscar C. (O. C.) Harms founded what would later become Colonial Tabernacle.
1934 - The California Evangelistic Association (CEA) was chartered by the State of California, led by O. C. Harms.
1939 - CEA-affiliated churches have spread through Southern California and the Pacific Northwest.
1979 - CEA changes its name to "Christian Evangelistic Assemblies".
2006 - CEA-affiliated churches total roughly 89,000 members, 1300 churches, in 27 countries.

CEA headquarters are currently in Houston, Texas. Steve Riggle, Senior Pastor at Grace Community Church, is the current CEA President.

[edit] Doctrine

As would be expected from the name: Conservatively Christian and evangelical. Belief in the present-day manifestation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The CEA Statement of Faith explicitly includes strong pro-life and traditional marriage positions.