Mita Congregation
Christian denomination with headquarters in Puerto Rico
The Mita Congregation (Spanish: Congregación Mita) is a Christianity-based new religious movement with headquarters in Puerto Rico. They differ from mainstream Christianity in some worship practices and in their belief that Juanita García Peraza, who they call "Mita", was anointed by God. The congregation has chapters in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, El Salvador, Italy and the Dominican Republic.
They have an estimated 100,000 members worldwide.
History
The Mita Congregation was founded in Arecibo in 1940, when Mita said that God had chosen her to found a church. In 1947, the church was relocated to Hato Rey.
Mitas, as her followers are called, believe that Juanita García Peraza was chosen by God and that she became the prophet of the Holy Spirit in its third manifestation. First, as the omnipotent Father in Jehovah; then in his beloved son Jesus; and in its third manifestation, with a new name revealed, Mita, the name of the Holy Spirit of God.
According to their beliefs, the Holy Spirit once acted through Juanita García Peraza and anointed Teófilo Vargas Seín (October 23, 1921 – January 18, 2021) as the first anointed of God in what they call the new manifestation of God, the third manifestation, the Holy Trinity, the father, son, and the Holy Spirit. According to the church, Vargas was renamed Aarón, and before Peraza died in 1970, she called Aarón and told him to take care of his church.
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