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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" Image File history File links Broom_icon. ...
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The Azusa Street Revival was a Pentecostal revival meeting that took place in Los Angeles, California and was led by William J. Seymour, an African American preacher. ...
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Apostolic Faith Church The Apostolic Faith Church 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, 5 in India, 9 in Europe--centrally Romania--and about 10 in West-Indies. Church-affiliated groups also regularly assemble in other parts of the world. The Pentecostal movement within Protestant Christianity places special emphasis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit, as shown in the Biblical account of the Day of Pentecost. ...
Nickname: Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government - Mayor Tom Potter Area - City 376. ...
The AFC officially traces its roots to the 1906-Pentecostal movement that culminated in 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." 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. The Azusa Street Revival was a Pentecostal revival meeting that took place in Los Angeles, California and was led by William J. Seymour, an African American preacher. ...
Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box: While Florence Louise Crawford is not...
Today that ministry has resulted in a worldwide organization spanning many cultures. Annual two-week-long campmeetings are held in Portland, Oregon, providing an opportunity for believers in Christ from around the globe to meet and to share their experiences. Many similar conventions are held elsewhere, throughout the year, under the same organizational umbrella.
The Apostolic Faith Church publishes a quarterly magazine entitled "The Higher Way," along with devotionals, tracts, and educational materials, all of which are available online, free of charge, through the church website -- www.apostolicfaithchurch.org.
DOCTRINE
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 (Trinitarian) has expanded to many other locations in the U.S. and Canada, as well as Africa, Asia, and Europe. A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...
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