Christmas is here and to celebrate it, and to celebrate He that decided to come on earth to save mankind, the "Way of Faith" Church had a festive day Sunday, 21st of December. In the morning the Church in Cluj had a special guest, Pastor Helmuth from Turda (a city close to Cluj) and the teenagers from their Church. After a powerful messege, Pastor Helmuth and their group sang some Carols. We were really blessed by their presence in our Church.


In the afternoon, the 'Way of faith' Church in Micesti, had a Christmas Concert, held by the praise and worship team in our Church, together with a good friend of our Church, Dan Lupas. The people in the village were really happy, and we felt encouraged by their joy. Our Ministry tried to make a small gift for every person that came to Church and so to bless the people, and we believe we did, and for that we praise God.

Christ The Cornerstone, Romania and "Way of Faith" Church wants to wish all of you a most happy and blessed Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

Thursday, 18Th of December, we went to the school in Micesti to give out presents to the kids there. We had a good time and the children were happy.
After that we went in the village to invite people to a carol concert that we`ll have in Micesti on Sunday evening. Although the weather was bad, we had some help from the students from "Christ for Romania" Bible School, in Cluj. All in all it was a good day and for that we praise God.

16Th of December

Tuesday, the 16Th of December, was quite a busy day. In the morning we went to 2 villages, Deleni and Filea de Jos, to give out Christmas gifts to the kids in the schools. The joy we saw on their faces was a real blessing to us and for this we want to thank Operation Christmas Child, Austria, for their help.

In the evening, the youth from our Church went to sing Carols in the center of the city. Although there weren't many people there, some people did stop and we did give out some invitations for the Church. We had a good time, and we were all encouraged to go out more.

Way of Faith - Christmas Party

Saturday, 13Th of December The 'Way of Faith' Church had a Christmas Party. We had fun and it was great fellowship. Here are some pictures so that you have an idea of what that was like.
May God bless you all

Christ The Cornerstone in Romania

The founders of CTC (Christ The Cornerstone), Matt and Denise Elliott, have served the Lord in Romania since 1995. They founded Christ the Cornerstone Missions Intl. Inc., in 1999 with the vision of raising up missionaries on the field and at home in the U.S. Their passion is to see the body of Christ equipped and encouraged to fulfill the will of God in their lives, and to be an example of godliness and sincerity in the home and in all walks of life. They began forming Team CTC in 2001 when they asked their first national to join the team as a full-time missionary. Since then, the team has grown with the vision to evangelize and train Christians for the work of the ministry in the city and in the villages. The Elliott's moved to a semi-remote mountain village in 2002, after having begun ministry in that and several other villages three years prior. Their focus for village evangelism is living among the people as they evangelize door to door, through evangelism tours, special programs and the Way of Faith Church which they opened in 2003. Living among the people means growing a garden, keeping chickens, helping neighbors in the fields with the crops, and visiting other villagers. The fruit is evident as many have come to the Lord in 10 different villages and many lives have been changed.

After the Elliott's have moved back to US, the ministry, although supervised by them, is mainly managed by Pastor Rares and Nicoleta Calugar, which also pastor the 'Way of faith' Church, both in Cluj and Micesti.
Pastor Rares and Nicoleta have been married for 6 years now, and they have a 4 year old son Samuel, and expecting anther child soon.
Pastor Rares's Vision and CTC Romania vision is to plant churches both in villages and in the city, in order to be able to see born again Orthodox Christians in Romania.

We wish to make disciples and raise up Romanian missionaries that would take the good news to Romanians. Due to the fact that we believe in unity in the Body of Christ, we are connected with other ministries and churches that share the same principles as us.
Through this blog, we would like you to get to know us better and keep you informed with everything that God is doing in and through the lives of the people in our Church and those involved in the missionary work in Romania.