Apostolic Faith Mission

Apostolic Faith Mission

The Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, Oregon, United States was founded in 1906 by Florence L. Crawford, after she received the Baptism of the Holy Ghost at the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles, California. The organization continues its charter today and is better known now as the "Apostolic Faith Church".

Apostolic Faith Church

The Apostolic Faith Church (AFC) is a worldwide Pentecostal Church with headquarters in Portland, Oregon. The AFC has about 50 local churches in the USA, 10 in Canada, many in Africa (600 in Nigeria alone), 20 throughout the Philippines and Korea, 9 in Europe (centrally Romania), and over 60 in West Indies. Church-affiliated groups also regularly assemble in other parts of the world. In some locations, member churches carry instead the name "Trinity Apostolic Faith Church," in order to differentiate themselves from non-affliated churches in the same area. [http://www.apostolicfaith.org/aboutus/branch.asp, Retrieved August 10, 2008.]

History

The Apostolic Faith officially traces its roots to the 1906 Pentecostal movement that culminated at Azusa Street in Los Angeles. Florence L. Crawford, a participant in the revival, made her way up the West coast in the years to follow, and shortly after the initial Azusa-street outpouring, she settled in Portland, where she continued preaching and publishing materials under the name "The Apostolic Faith Mission." [http://www.apostolicfaith.org/aboutus/history.asp, Retrieved August 10, 2008.] Since July 2000 the President and Superintendent General of the Apostolic Faith Church has been Reverend Darrel D. Lee, who also pastors the Portland Headquarters Apostolic Faith Church.

Today that ministry has resulted in a worldwide organization spanning many cultures.

Campmeeting Conventions

Annual two-week-long camp-meetings are held in Portland, Oregon, providing an opportunity for believers in Christ from around the globe to meet and to share their experiences. [http://www.apostolicfaith.org/aboutus/camp.asp, Retrieved August 10, 2008.] Many similar conventions are held elsewhere, throughout the year, under the same organizational umbrella.

Publishing

When the church acquired a location at Front and Burnside in Portland in 1908, the printing was done at a commercial plant, with church volunteers then folding the material. In 1917, a small press purchased by the church allowed them to print some of the material, and in 1919, a large Miehle press installed at the church offices allowed the Apostolic Faith to independently publish their own materials. "The Apostolic Faith," a magazine printed by the church since 1907, would become the "Higher Way" at a later date. [http://www.apostolicfaith.org/aboutus/publishinghistory.asp, Retrieved August 10, 2008.] Today, the Apostolic Faith Church still publishes "The Higher Way" quarterly, along with devotionals, tracts, and educational materials.

Doctrine

The doctrinal statement of the Apostolic Faith Church can be found on the headquarters' website. [http://www.apostolicfaith.org/aboutus/doctrinal.asp, Retrieved August 10, 2008.] The text of the page is reprinted below:
* "The Divine Trinity" consists of three Persons: God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and the Holy Ghost, perfectly united as one. Matthew 3:16-17; 1 John 5:7.
* "Repentance" is a godly sorrow for sin with a renunciation of sin. Isaiah 55:7; Matthew 4:17.
* "Salvation" is the act of God's grace whereby we receive forgiveness for sins and stand before God as though we had never sinned. Romans 5:1; 2 Corinthians 5:17.
* "Sanctification" or Holiness, the act of God's grace whereby we are made holy, is the second definite work and is subsequent to justification. John 17:15-21; Hebrews 13:12.
* "The Baptism of the Holy Ghost" is the enduement of power from on high upon the clean, sanctified life, and is evidenced by speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives utterance. Luke 24:49; Acts 1:5-8; 2:1-4.
* "Divine Healing" of sickness is provided through the atonement. James 5:14-16; 1 Peter 2:24.
* "The Second Coming of Jesus" will be just as literal and visible as His going away. Acts 1:9-11. There will be two appearances under one coming: First, to catch away His waiting Bride. Matthew 24:40-44; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; second, to execute judgment upon the ungodly. 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10; Jude 14-15.
* "The Great Tribulation" will occur between Christ's coming for His Bride and His return in judgment. Isaiah 26:20-21; Revelation 9 and 16.
* "Christ's Millennial Reign" is the literal 1000 years of peaceful reign by Jesus on earth. Isaiah 11 and 35.
* "The Great White Throne Judgment" is the final judgment when all the wicked dead will stand before God. Revelation 20:11-15.
* "The New Heaven and The New Earth" will replace the present heaven and earth, which will be destroyed after the Great White Throne Judgment. 2 Peter 3:12-13; Revelation 21:1-3.
* "Eternal Heaven and Eternal Hell" are literal places of final destiny, each as eternal as the other. Matthew 25:41-46; Luke 16:22-28.
* "Marriage is for Life", a holy institution that is binding before God, giving neither partner liberty to marry again as long as the first companion lives. Mark 10:6-12; Romans 7:1-3.
* "Restitution" is subsequent to salvation, wherein wrongs against our fellowmen are made right in order to have a clear conscience before God and man. Ezekiel 33:15; Matthew 5:23-24.
* "Water Baptism" is by one immersion "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost," as Jesus commanded. Matthew 3:16; 28:19.
* "The Lord's Supper" is an institution ordained by Jesus so that we might remember His death until He returns. Matthew 26:26-29; 1 Corinthians 11:23,26.
* "Washing the Disciples' Feet" is practiced according to the example and commandment Jesus gave. John 13:14-15.

Locations

The Apostolic Faith Church, that is, branch churches under the organization's umbrella, has expanded to many other locations in the U.S. and Canada, as well as Africa, Asia, and Europe. [http://www.apostolicfaith.org/aboutus/branch.asp, Retrieved August 10, 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://www.apostolicfaith.org Apostolic Faith's Headquarters Website]
* [http://www.apostolicfaith-ng.org Apostolic Faith's Africa Headquarters Website]


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