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so happy when we understood the In May 2004 we moved our mem-
doctrines of grace. They changed our bership to Grace Bible Baptist Church
lives forever! We were never the of Denham Springs, Louisiana, USA.
same! Ever since then, serving our Bro. Jerry Dodson Sr. was our pastor.
Sovereign God is a great joy for us! In July, 2005 brothers Aurel
Later we started understanding the Munteanu, Nicu and Virgil Fun-
doctrines of the church, and we real- deanu were scripturally baptized.
ized that even though the church in We continued the regular meetings in
which we grew up is called „Baptist”, Bocșa and Filiași, but started making
they departed so much from the true mission trips around the country, as
Baptist principles and compromised well.
the ordinances in such a way that they
are not a scriptural church anymore. In January 2008 we organized our
Bro. Raul realized that he needed first annual conference. It was a spe-
scriptural baptism and membership cial and blessed event that opened the
into a true church. In July, 2002 at the door for more such meetings. These
age of 20, he asked bro. Curtis for conferences continued to grow year
scriptural baptism. after year, being attended by people
from all over Romania and from other
Bro. Raul, Bro. Curtis, and countries as well. They are more than
sister Janet started meeting fellowship meetings, they are teaching
regularly in their home. conferences, in which we study major
biblical themes.
Soon after, bro. Aurel Miclea and
others started attending. We bought On June 21st, 2009, upon the re-
our first printing equipment and we quest of its members from Romania,
started the literature ministry. In the Grace Bible Baptist Church of Den-
first year, we printed 9000 books and ham Springs released us to be orga-
booklets. The number of copies, of nized into an independent, sister
titles and the volume of printing con- church named Sovereign Grace Bap-
tinued to increase year after year, so tist Assembly of Bocsa, Romania. On
that in 2019 we reached 1 million pu- the same day, the church elected Bro.
blications printed and distributed. Raul Enyedi to serve them as pastor.
Bro. Curtis Pugh assisted in the ordi-
The second baptism service took
place in August 2003, Bro. Aurel nation of bro. Raul.
Miclea being one of the candidates. In July, 2009 the newly or-
In September 2003, following the in- ganized church had its first
vitation of a group of brethren from baptism service, followed by
the town of Filiasi, in Southern Roma- the Lord’s Supper.
nia, we started regular meetings there,
in the home of bro. Nicu Fundeanu. More baptisms followed in 2010,
For a while, we covered the 250 km 2011, 2014, 2017 and 2018. We are
between Bocșa and Filiași every Sun- praying to have another baptism in
day. 2019.
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