The Vision of Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International

 
The Vision
 
Full Gospel
Business Men's
Fellowship
International
 
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The 
Full Gospel Business Men's
Fellowship International
 was
started in 1951 by our founder
Demos Shakarian
After a first year of struggle Demos
was about to give up, so he went to
God in prayer
 on December 26,
1952
He was shown a Vision of 
lifeless,
miserable 
people turned to joyfull,
loving, God worshipping people.
After this divine confirmation the
Fellowship has spread first
throughout the US, then to the
whole world, reaching out and
changing people’s lives everywhere!
 
Origins
 
The Shakarian family lived in Armenia
 
The child prophet Efim of the village had
announced a persecution of Christians
They had to flee across the seas, to the
United States of America, to the west
coast
In 1905 Demos Shakarian with his wife,
six daughters, and son Isaac, aged
thirteen, left for America.
 
Our founder Demos
 
On July 21, 1913 Isaac had his first child, a
boy.
They give him the same name as his
grandfather : Demos.
It is this Demos, the one born in America,
who is our founder, not the grandfather!
Demos realizes that the men he worked
with every day never talked about God,
although there were plenty of churches in
Los Angeles.
For several years he organized meetings
with invited evangelists
 
START IN 1951
 
In 1951 Demos began the 
Full Gospel
Business Men's Fellowship
International
.
Full Gospel
. No taboo subjects at
meetings. Healing. LANGUAGES.
Deliverance. Men would talk about their
experiences with God as they happened,
not theories.
Business Men
. Lay people. Common
men.
Fellowship
. A group of people who will
be happy to meet again. Nothing about
committees, agendas and regulations.
International
. The whole world. All
flesh.
 
FAILURE
 
Only 21 people came to the first
meeting in CAFETERIA CLIFTON
LOS ANGELES
A whole year Demos tries to grow
the community
He does everything and travels
everywhere
On December 26, 1952 he was
about to give up and went to
prayer
Then God showed him a vision in
2 parts
 
Vision of lost people
 
Demos felt like he was leaving his body. He went
up until he could see the whole country from
coast to coast.
But he could also see the millions of inhabitants.
And then he could make out the details of their
faces.
And Demos was terrified. The faces were frozen,
lifeless, miserable. Physically they were very close
to each other. But there was no real contact
between them. They were dead...
Then Demos saw South America, the African
continent, Europe, Asia.
More frozen, pitiful faces, each of them
imprisoned in their own death.
In his vision Demos cried out “Lord, help them!”.
And he felt like he was interceding out loud while
crying.
 
Vision of saved people
 
Then he heard: “My son, what you are going to
see now will not take long to happen.”
For the second time the earth rotated below
Demos. Again he saw millions and millions of
men.
But now everyone raised their heads, their eyes
shone with joy, their hands stretched towards the
sky.
They were bound together in a community of
love and worship. Everywhere death was changed
into life.
The vision was over. It was half past three in the
morning.
 
Current state of affairs
 
Now the Fellowship is present in
many countries
We are not a church – but we are
lay people – no stained glass church
windows
We meet in neutral places, such as
hotels, restaurants and cafes
And in these modern times also
online like in zoom meetings
We organize ourselves into
chapters, which are groups of men,
women or mixed people, or young
people.
 
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The Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International, founded by Demos Shakarian in 1951, originated from a divine vision he received in 1952. Despite initial struggles and low attendance, Demos was shown a vision of transformed lives and worldwide impact. The fellowship, open to all, focuses on personal testimonies of God's work in individuals' lives without restrictions, committees, or regulations. Demos' vision of reaching out to lost and joyless people continues to drive the fellowship's mission of spreading love, joy, and faith globally.


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  1. The Vision Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International fgbmfiVOICE.com

  2. The Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International was started in 1951 by our founder Demos Shakarian After a first year of struggle Demos was about to give up, so he went to God in prayer on December 26, 1952 He was shown a Vision of lifeless, miserable people turned to joyfull, loving, God worshipping people. After this divine confirmation the Fellowship has spread first throughout the US, then to the whole world, reaching out and changing people s lives everywhere!

  3. Origins The Shakarian family lived in Armenia The child prophet Efim of the village had announced a persecution of Christians They had to flee across the seas, to the United States of America, to the west coast In 1905 Demos Shakarian with his wife, six daughters, and son Isaac, aged thirteen, left for America.

  4. Our founder Demos On July 21, 1913 Isaac had his first child, a boy. They give him the same name as his grandfather : Demos. It is this Demos, the one born in America, who is our founder, not the grandfather! Demos realizes that the men he worked with every day never talked about God, although there were plenty of churches in Los Angeles. For several years he organized meetings with invited evangelists

  5. START IN 1951 In 1951 Demos began the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International. Full Gospel. No taboo subjects at meetings. Healing. LANGUAGES. Deliverance. Men would talk about their experiences with God as they happened, not theories. Business Men. Lay people. Common men. Fellowship. A group of people who will be happy to meet again. Nothing about committees, agendas and regulations. International. The whole world. All flesh.

  6. FAILURE Only 21 people came to the first meeting in CAFETERIA CLIFTON LOS ANGELES A whole year Demos tries to grow the community He does everything and travels everywhere On December 26, 1952 he was about to give up and went to prayer Then God showed him a vision in 2 parts

  7. Vision of lost people Demos felt like he was leaving his body. He went up until he could see the whole country from coast to coast. But he could also see the millions of inhabitants. And then he could make out the details of their faces. And Demos was terrified. The faces were frozen, lifeless, miserable. Physically they were very close to each other. But there was no real contact between them. They were dead... Then Demos saw South America, the African continent, Europe, Asia. More frozen, pitiful faces, each of them imprisoned in their own death. In his vision Demos cried out Lord, help them! . And he felt like he was interceding out loud while crying.

  8. Vision of saved people Then he heard: My son, what you are going to see now will not take long to happen. For the second time the earth rotated below Demos. Again he saw millions and millions of men. But now everyone raised their heads, their eyes shone with joy, their hands stretched towards the sky. They were bound together in a community of love and worship. Everywhere death was changed into life. The vision was over. It was half past three in the morning.

  9. Current state of affairs Now the Fellowship is present in many countries We are not a church but we are lay people no stained glass church windows We meet in neutral places, such as hotels, restaurants and cafes And in these modern times also online like in zoom meetings We organize ourselves into chapters, which are groups of men, women or mixed people, or young people. fgbmfiVOICE.com

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