THE AGAPE’ BEACON MINISTRY WAS STARTED IN 1985 IN MARLBOROUGH, CONNECTICUT.

    IT IS COMPOSED OF A GROUP OF CHRISTIANS FROM VARIED DENOMINATIONS, WHOM THE LORD DREW TOGETHER, AND IS BASED AT THE HOME OF ROBERT AND ANGIE MARKHAM.

    THE MINISTRY IS , AS IT NAME IMPLIES, BASED ON AGAPE’ LOVE (God’s perfect love - no restrictions) AND BEACON (His light or word that we share with others)

    WE BELIEVE AND LIVE BY MATTHEW 23;37 LOVE THE LORD THY GOD WITH ALL THY HEART, WITH ALL THY SOUL AND WITH ALL THY MIND. (First and greatest commandment) and the second is , THOU SHALL LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF.

    WE BELIEVE THE BIBLE IS THE WORD OF GOD, WRITTEN BY MEN, INSPIRED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.

    MOST OF WHAT WE DO AND ARE IS BASED ON MATTHEW chaptures . 5 thru 7 (Sermon on the Mount), ISAIIAH chaptures 50 thru 66, and !st and 2nd PETER.

    WE BELIEVE IN HELPING PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES ( Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, teach him how to fish and he will eat the rest of his life.

    WE BELIEVE IN DOING THINGS SILENTLY (no names), SO THE GLORY GOES TO GOD, AND TO DO IT WITH JOY. PUT JESUS first, OTHERS second, and YOU third AND YOUR JOY WILL FLOW

    WE DO NOT JUDGE OTHERS, LEST WE BE JUDGED Matthew 7:1

    WE BELIEVE AND LIVE BY MATTHEW 5:44 (love your enemies etc)

    WE BELIEVE IN ALL OF THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT To be used to build up the body of Christ.

    WE DO NOT BELIEVE IN DEMONINATIONAL BARRIERS.

    WE BELIEVE IN HAVING TOLERANCE FOR OTHERS BELIEFS AND WAYS OF LIVING

    WE BELIEVE THAT NO ONE CAN COME TO JESUS EXCEPT THROUGH THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

    WE BELIEVE IN LIVING THE WORD RATHER THAN JUST SAYING OR PREACHING THE WORD. We should walk the walk, not talk the talk.

    WE BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN LOVE SOMEONE, EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T CONDONE WHAT THEY ARE DOING OR THEIR WAY OF LIFE. WE PRAY FOR THEM INSTEAD. THAT’S AGAPE LOVE

    IF GOD LOVED US SO MUCH THAT HE GAVE US HIS ONLY SON SO THAT WE COULD BE SAVED AND FORGIVEN OF OUR SINS, CAN’T WE DO THE SAME FOR A FALLEN BROTHER OR SISTER. PRAISE GOD FOR HIS LOVE FOR US.