How it all got started...

In 1970 Pastor Wayman Mitchell took over a small church in Prescott, Arizona (USA). This church went through a lot of problems, but in spite of that, the church grew out to more than 1,300 churches worldwide. This revival started during the hippie-movement; rebellious youngsters who went against everything that had anything to do with materialism and authority. Newspapers and magazines wrote about a great Christian revival.

These 'Jesus People' told everybody that Jesus had changed their hearts and that He had set them free from drug addiction, emptiness and pointlessness. 'Time Magazine' states: "Jesus abundantly lives in the radical spiritual fire of a growing number of young Americans… This is their message: the Bible is true, miracles are happening" (June 12, 1971).

The first churches in Europe were founded out of this revival. Here also, people found out that there is more than ancient (dead) religion and tradition. People reacted and are still reacting to the many testimonies of others who changed radically when they made a choice, not for a church, but for JC.

People do not come to Gospel church 'The Door', because they prefer this church over another one 'because they like this one better than another one'; they come because they have had an encounter with Jesus Himself and genuinely experience God's strength in their lives. This makes them as enthusiastic as Jesus' followers 2000 years ago.

Click here for our vision and in what countries our churches can be found. With lots of beautiful pictures! (not yet available in English, sorry!)

 

 

Pictures of the first Dutch church in the end of the seventies

Baptism

Service

Service

First building at Steenwijk

Holiday

Drama group

Music band