The Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa was founded by Thomas Hezmalhalch and John G. Lake, Pentecostal missionaries from the USA. John Graham Lake, (1870-1935), usually known as John G. Lake, was a businessman influenced by the healing ministry of John Alexander Dowie, received the baptism of the Holy Spirit in 1907 in the wake of the Azusa Street Revival and became known for his ministry as a missionary and...

Lake had been influenced by the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion founded by John Alexander Dowie, and also by the Pentecostal Azusa Street Revival in California. He made contact with the Wakkerstroom Zionists led by Pieter L le Roux, and many of them joined the Apostolic Faith Mission. After Lake had returned to America le Roux became the leader, and held the leadership for 30 years. The Christian Catholic Church, later known as the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church, was a religious group founded in 1896 by John Alexander Dowie. ... Dr. John Alexander Dowie (1848–1907) was a significant Scottish clergyman in the U.S.. Dowie was born in Edinburgh and moved to Australia as a boy but returned to Edinburgh to study theology. ... The Azusa Street Revival (1906–1909) took place in Los Angeles, California, and was led by William Seymour (1870–1922), an African American preacher. ... Wakkerstroom, (Awake Stream), is the second oldest town in Mpumalanga Province in South Africa. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Zionism (southern African religion). ...

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• Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa