the FURNACE

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a place of prayer, encounter, and transformation

About the FURNACE

At the FURNACE, we believe the Christian life begins in the Inner Room, where Jesus invites us to shut the door and meet Him in secret. Teresa of Ávila called that place a furnace of divine love — where the soul, like wood placed into fire, is transformed until it becomes wholly flame.

The Inner Room is not a prayer corner in your spare bedroom. Rather, it is a mystical space within each believer set aside for communion with God. "The Kingdom of God is within." This is the place where we abide with Christ. As Jesus said so clearly: "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples."

Our calling is simple: to be a people consumed by His presence, purified by His Spirit, and sent out burning with His love that we might bear much fruit.

We are Christ centered.
We are Spirit led.
We are charismatic.
We are mystic.
We are the FURNACE.

We are not building just another church. We are preparing a dwelling place for the presence of the Living God—a community so saturated with His fire that Christ Himself is at home among us, and the Holy Spirit moves freely in power and intimacy.

Throughout history, God has always sought a people who would become His habitation—from the Tabernacle in the wilderness to the Temple in Jerusalem, from the Upper Room at Pentecost to the hearts of believers today. The FURNACE exists to be that kind of people: a living temple where His glory dwells, where the fire never goes out, and where lives are continually transformed by encounter with Him.

Our vision is to cultivate a furnace of transformation—a place where deep intimacy with God in prayer and worship isn't reserved for a spiritual elite, but becomes the normal experience of every believer. We're committed to teaching people how to discover the Inner Room, to abide with Christ within, and to hear His voice with clarity and confidence.

But we don't gather the fire only to keep it. We're being refined to be sent. As we're transformed in the furnace of God's love, we carry that flame outward—into our marriages and families, into our workplaces and neighborhoods, throughout Canton and beyond. We believe God is raising up a people who will burn with His presence wherever they go, bringing light to darkness and hope to the broken.

This is more than a vision for a local church. This is a movement of the Inner Room—a company of believers who live from the secret place and shake the world with the fire they've received there.

Our Vision

About Our Gatherings

The FURNACE gathers every Sunday at 10:00 am as a vibrant community of worshipers, intercessors, and friends who are being transformed by the fire of God's presence.

When you join us, you'll experience Spirit-led, charismatic worship that's passionate and free—a place where we lift a pure flame of adoration before the Lord and make space for the Holy Spirit to move. We teach about the Inner Room—that secret place of intimacy with Christ—and week by week, we gather testimonies from those who are discovering encounters with Him there. These stories of personal transformation fuel our corporate fire and inspire us all to go deeper.

At the center of our worship is the Lord's Table. Every week, we break bread and share the cup together, remembering Christ's sacrifice and celebrating our communion with Him and one another. This is the heart of who we are.

But we're more than a Sunday gathering. We're building a family on fire—a community where authentic relationships are forged, where we carry one another's burdens, sharpen one another's faith, and propel each other forward in God's mission for our lives and our city.

We began as a house church, meeting in homes in the Canton area, and we continue to embrace that intimate, family atmosphere. However, our vision extends far beyond a small gathering. We believe God is raising up the FURNACE as a movement of transformed lives—people who encounter His presence in the Inner Room and carry that fire into every sphere of influence.

We currently meet Sundays at 10:00 am in the Canton area. Because we gather in different locations, contact us for the address of our next service. We'd love to welcome you into the FURNACE family.

Does your heart long for deeper intimacy with God? Do you sense there's more to the Christian life than what you've experienced so far?

The Furnace is for those who hunger for the consuming presence of God—for believers who refuse to settle for lukewarm Christianity and long to be utterly transformed by His fire.

Here, we gather not merely to attend church, but to enter the Inner Room—that sacred space where Moses met God face to face, where the disciples were baptized with fire, where mystics throughout the ages have encountered the Living Flame.

We are a community of seekers and surrendered hearts who believe that authentic Christianity is both deeply contemplative and powerfully charismatic. We practice silent worship and prophetic declaration. We embrace the wisdom of ancient spiritual disciplines and the dynamic movement of the Holy Spirit.

If you're ready to move beyond spectatorship into participation—if you long to be refined, ignited, and sent out as a carrier of His presence—we invite you into the Furnace.

Come into the Inner Room. Encounter His flame. Be transformed.

Our Invitation to You

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