Core Values
01. LOVE
Making it our priority to live a life of purposeful commitment to sacrificial action for one another. (John 15:13)
02. COMPASSION
Expressing genuine concern for and delivering effective care to our community. (Luke 6:36)
03. DEVOTION
Modeling a life of loyalty to God, to our families, to each other, to the mission of the church, and to the entire city of Tyler. (Deuteronomy 6:5)
04. WORSHIP
Posturing ourselves towards God in individual expressions of personal relationship to prepare our hearts and spirits to receive and effectively apply the Word of God to our lives. (John 4:24)
05. OUTREACH
Modeling a life of second-mile Christianity that with outstretched arms says, "We will take advantage of every opportunity to go the second mile for each other and for those in our community." (Matthew 28:18-20)
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Welcome to Tyler First Assembly of God!
HISTORY
SINCE 1917
In the years prior to 1917, prayer service heralded the beginning of an era that was to result in the formation of a dedicated group of believers knows as The Pentecostal Mission, who were inspired by a vision for the city of Tyler. This corporate body, led by Godly men, would ultimately be known as First Assembly of God, located at the corner of Beckham and Ferguson Streets. During these early years, prayer services were started praying that a church would be established in Smith Co., a church patterned after the early church in the Book of Acts. This group met on South Fannin Street in Tyler, Texas.
Such fervency of prayer was consuming passion of these early believers known as The Pentecostal Mission in 1917. In 1925, this fellowship applied to the General Council of the Assemblies of God asking for affiliation.
A letter was drafted by the Secretary of the General Council of the Assemblies of God, accepting this fellowship calling this new church The Assembly of Tyler. During the next several years, many members were added who later became a great asset to the future church. In 1932, another work was established on East Erwin St. known as the Full Gospel Tabernacle. In 1934, application was made to affiliate with the General Council of Assemblies of God and the new establishment became known as The Assembly of God.
In 1935, a merge of The Assembly of God with The Assembly of Tyler was agreed upon by the members, which eventually became what is known as First Assembly of God in Tyler, TX. Soon after the merge, the board of trustees entered into an agreement for securing property on the corner of Ferguson and Beckham Streets. In 1937, a deed of trust was signed for the purchase of the property and soon after, the body of believers entered into a project of erecting a building on this site.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
The Bible is our all-sufficient rule for faith and practice. This Statement of Fundamental Truths is intended simply as a basis of fellowship among us (i.e., that we all speak the same thing, 1 Corinthians 1:10 [KJV/NIV]; Acts 2:42 [KJV/NIV]). The phraseology employed in this Statement is not inspired nor contended for, but the truth set forth is held to be essential to a full-gospel ministry. No claim is made that it covers all Biblical truth, only that it covers our need as to these fundamental doctrines.