Soldiers of the Cross Church

It was organized in 1922 by an American businessman named Ernest William Sellers, who began holding evening religious services at his place of business in Havana, Cuba.

[1] After receiving a visit from a missionary named George Smith, Sellers was persuaded to organize a more active effort to evangelize Cuba with what he considered to be the proper understanding of the Bible.

[2] Ernest Sellers carried out an intense missionary activity announcing the gospel of Jesus Christ in several countries, but his most fruitful work was carried out in Cuba, where in addition to making several evangelistic tours of the city, he preached on the radio and founded the magazine 'El Mensajero de los Postreros Días' (the official organ of diffusion of the Church), whose first issue was published on September 15, 1939.

When Ernest Sellers died, he was succeeded in the leadership of the church by Bishop Ángel María Henández Esperón, who at the time held the position of Ambassador of the Apostle Daddy John.

During the short administration of Apostle Ángel María the Church achieved a considerable development, since a great impulse was given to the establishment of new temples and missions, as well as to the improvement of the already existing ones throughout the country.

Ángel María dedicated himself to the international extension of the Church, sending missionaries to found congregations in several countries of Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Upon the death of Apostle Ángel María Hernández, a Board, composed of Bishops Florentino Almeida Morales, Samuel Mendiondo García and José Rangel Sosa, assumed the provisional leadership of the Church.

For this reason he moved to Cuba and took possession of his new position as Apostle-Director on February 22, 1962, being in charge of the circulation of El Mensajero de los Postreros Días, printing up to 250,000 copies per edition.

As the relations between the ruling regime in Cuba and the different religions became increasingly tense and in view of the growing difficulty in maintaining communication with the Church in other countries, the Board of Bishops decided to transfer the Central Office to the United States.