About

 

What To Expect

SBCOG offers a loving fellowship of believers who come from a variety of backgrounds.

 

Our Story

 

Spring Branch Church of God has been faithful to spreading the Gospel in Houston since 1963. From the initial start of a home prayer meeting, to renting space at an Elementary School, to finally locating to 2605 Campbell Road, the current home of the congregation, God has blessed this group of believers down through the years. Many students who attended Gulf Coast Bible College (now Mid America Christian University) became active in Bus Ministry in the 70s and 80s. The ministry was known for being the church with the "heart buses" and adopted the slogan "Where Love Abounds". The congregation also started a Christian Academy in 1974 under the leadership of Pastor David UnRue, and was in operation until 2005. Pastor Roy Conwell came to SBCOG in 2004. His connection to the church began while a student at Gulf Coast Bible College and was inspired by Pastor UnRue's leadership at that time. The College was also where he met his wife, Alice. As the church continues ministry in the Spring Branch area of Houston, opportunities for service and participation include Sunday School, First Comes Love seminars for couples, Vacation Bible School, women's and men's fellowship and Adonijah School of Ministry, which offers seminary level instruction by Pastor Conwell. In 2020, Covid had a devasting impact on many families, but the church was still able to meet on Zoom. Since then, some services and meeting can still be viewed remotely for those unable to attend in person. Spring Branch Church of God continues to be the place "Where Love Abounds".

 

Our Beliefs

 

Bible. We believe the Bible, consisting of 66 books, to be the inspired Word of God, without error, the revelation of His will for the salvation of men, and the divine and final authority for all Christian faith and life.

God. We believe in one God existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God has always been and will always be the only God. There were none before Him and shall be none after him.

Jesus. We believe that Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life and died on the cross as the sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Furthermore, He arose bodily from the dead and ascended into heaven.

Holy Spirit. We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to convict men, making them aware of their sin and the salvation available through Jesus. He regenerates, guides, instructs, and empowers the believer for godly living and service.

Salvation. We believe that the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ provides the only way of justification and salvation for all who believe. Any who attach additional works of man as a requirement for salvation are false in that they infer Jesus’ death is insufficient in and of itself to save and that human beings somehow have the capability to save themselves.

 

 

Our Pastor

Rev. Roy Conwell

Pastor and wife