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A Church of My Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith is an African-American Pentecostal organization organized in 1919.
A Church of My Lord Jesus Christ, when these are virtually all ordinarily known, began within Columbus, Ohio in 1919, organized by Robert C. Lawson. Lawson moved to Future York City late that season & founded an additional church. Inside chronological a correct sequence, the presidents of the organization stand been: Robert C. Lawson; H. J. Spencer; William L. Bonner; Gentle Groover; & James We. Clark, Jr.
Within 1957, Apostle S. E. Williams led astir Lxx churches away from a Church of My Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith to form a Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
A doctrinal statement of a church professes belief in the unity of God; that the Bible is a word of God & contains the keys to eternal life; that Spirit baptism and water system baptism (by immersion) are necessary to salvation; & a premillennial go to of Jesus. Governance of a church includes a Chief Apostle, a Board of Apostles, Bishops, Presbyters, a Exective Secretary & the General Council.
Within 1998 the church had all about 30,000 members within 450 churches in the United States. There are as well congregations inside Africa, a British West Indies, a Dominican Republic, Engl&, Haiti, and a Philippines. Headquarters come located in New York City. A church operates William L. Bonner Bible College & a Church of Christ Bible Institute.
Mission Statement
"Our mission is to spread the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teachings of the Apostles throughout the world. We endeavor to reach the lost and the destitute and bring them glad tidings of great joy."
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