Welcome to House of Refuge Church "where God is our refuge and our strength". We want to thank you for stopping by and seeing what we have to offer you. In the following pages, you will find information on what we believe and the different ministries that we desire for you to become a part of.
Who We Are
We are a charismatic church. This means we believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues, in the power that accompanies it and the operation of the nine spiritual gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to Acts 1:8 and 1 Corinthians 12:1-11.
Acts 1:8 - "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 - Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: 2You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. 3Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. 4There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. 6And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. 7But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all; 8for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, 10to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
House of Refuge Church was sent out by the laying on of hands, under the direction of the leadership of Soul's Harbor Church. We are a non-denominational church. House of Refuge Church is accountable to River of Life Worship Center (formerly Soul's Harbor Church in Montpelier, Ohio.)