Chruch History

HISTORY- RUGLI (CLC) CHRISTAN LIFE CENTER CHURCH

Rugli CLC Church was established in 1984 by the American Missionary, Michael Bon, and two local men, Michael Muki and Simon Karai both were Pastors. During that time the Church was not under any denomination covering so it existed as RUGLI LOCAL CHURCH and which was the first Pentecostal Church in the area of Kumdi,Mul Baiyer District Western Highland Province. During that period there were some little congregations in the church whose names were Elis Rombil, Daipnee, Piti, MagretKokee , Shera Pen, Solomon Kuri, Roslyn Bape, Paraka, Issac Dot, Andrew Dot, Thomas Paki, and JAMES PAUL (was a very young boy in the age of 7) which he is currently pastor of Rugli CLC church.

In 1990 there was a problem in the leadership that broke up the LOCAL CHURCH into two different Denominations Covering. The main Rugli Local Church joined Christian Life Center (CLC) whilst Ps Simon Karai and some of the church leaders joined CHRISTAN OUTREACH CENTER (COC).

Rugli Local church still existed as a Local church until 1991 Pastor Michael Muki and Joe Tep (the current pastor of Kena CLC church) make a request to be part of CHRISTAN LIFE CHURCH (CLC). Early 1992 Rugli Local Church eventually became the Rugli Christian Life Church and the pastors and leaders of Western Highlands Christian Life Church Pray for the local church to become part of the CLC church of Papua New Guinea.

In 1994, Pastor Michael Muki left the church and Joe Tep went to his own community which is 1 kilometer away from Rugli and there he built a new CLC church. Unfortunately, Rugli CLC was without a pastor and that was a tough and hard situation the church was facing because before they start the local church, all the people living in the community were all Lutherans so the church politics was very strong and most of the people say “this LOCAL CHURCH is not a Christianity Religious but it is a false church people bringing into the community” so people make all kinds of comments upon the church. During that time majority of the congregations left the church and only five ladies and their small kids were remain in the church and still worshiping our LORD CHRIST JESUS in the church. While all these things happen in the church, James Paul was 17 years old young boy and he did not knew what had happen in his local church because he was in a Vocational School at Mendi Southern Highlands province. One night he had a dream and saw his small sister was died and in the morning he wake up and he thought that it might be his small sister was died so he went to the school office and got a permission to leave the school and stay in the village for one week so while he went back to his place at Rugli, that was on Sunday morning so he expect to hear the people singing in the church but there was no noise at all in the church so he just walk through the church and saw only one women play guitar and singing in the church so its really break the heart of the young boy ( James Paul) and he was crying like he never ever cry in the past times . While he was still crying, he recalled the dream that he had so it was God saw the young boy what had happen in the church through dream. While the church was in the critical situation, James Paul was feeling uneasy to leave the church and he stay in the church for two weeks playing gaiter sing songs and conducting prayers with the five ladies and the small kids. After two weeks he went to the school and principle of the Mendi Vocational terminate him for taking one week extra so he came back to Rugli and became the caretaker of the Local Church because there was no man in the church he was the only young boy in the church with the ladies.

In 1995 there was a pastors and leaders conference in Karl CLC Church in the same district. Mr. James Paul and some of the congregations of Rugli CLC church attended. The Western Highlands Provincial Overseer Pastor Peter Faith officially prayed and released James Paul to become the Senior Pastor of Rugli CLC church.

In 1996 there was a problem in the Church ground. The land owner of the church ground removed the church so the congregations have their praise and worship and other church activities outside until after six months that was the mid-year of 1996, the church has bought land for one thousand kina (K1000.00) that land located 150 meters away from the old church area so on the seventh month of 1996 they build a new church with bush materials. During that time people in the community realize that Rugli CLC church was the house of GOD so people decide to come into the church to repent receiving the salvation of CHRIST JESUS as their personal Savior. Pastor James Paul prayed and baptized them in the name of the FATHER THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT in the big rivers as Jesus did. The Christians felt the power and touch of God in their life and continue to follow Christ Jesus.

In 2001 the Christians build a church permanent building that accommodates more than 200 congregations. In 2004 pastor James Paul was married to Josephine Kala, a quite faithful Christian and humble beautiful lady from Mt Hagen Central District of Western Highlands and they had a very nice wedding ceremony in the church.

In 2006, Pastor James Paul and his wife pastor Josephine have their firstborn daughter Jamaihmah; in 2008 second born son Jude and in 2012 third-born son Jeremy. Second-born

Pastor James Paul and his family are very faithful servants of God, through good and bad times, they never give up, they take God as their both father and mother and pasturing the church very nicely in a Godly manner. They only fear God in everything they do, Pastor Josephine, a very faithful servant takes responsibility for all church activities and organizes everything in order.

Rugli CLC church has many different ministries now, Main Sunday Service, Sunday School Ministries, Youth Ministries, Women’s Ministries, and Music Ministries. Every activity functions well and the church runs smoothly………

“When God has a plan and purpose in something, the enemy cannot take it, though the Rugli clc church went through though situations but God never fail his church, through rugli clc church, many people came to know Christ Jesus as their personal Savior”.

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Written by Amos Kerowa (Youth)