Apostolic ORG.s
Stan Hallett (servant@apostolic.net)
Thu, 30 Jan 1997 21:55:51 -0600 (CST)
>Bro. Schmaltz,
>Some other Apostolic organizations that I am familiar with are:
>1. Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. (COOLJC)
>2. Church of God Apostolic (COGA)
>3. Way of the Cross (WOC)
>4. United Way of the Cross Churches (UWOCC)
>5. Bibleway World Wide (BWW)
>6. Fire-Baptized Apostolic
>7. Highway churches Apostolic
>8. Church in the Lord Jesus Christ
>9. Apostolic World Christian Fellowship (AWCF - this is a conglomerate of
many
> ie >175 other Apostolic organizations that come together every year to
>fellowship in a particular US city or another country)
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Brother, you have only scratched the surface! Get ready to get EXCITED!!!
Actually according to Apostolic Information Service (Indiana Bible College)
there are about 500 Oneness groups around the world representing between 15
and 20 million people. I couldn't even begin to list them all here.
It is estimated that there are 5 to 6 million in the U.S. In Ethiopia there
is nearly 1 million Apostlics (fastest growth anywhere).
Now, get ready for this . . . There are 3 million Apostolics in mainland
China! The world's largest Oneness group is China's True Jesus Church that
has a worldwide membership of 3.3 million. There are also about 1 million
Apostolics in Indonesia.
The ten largest Oneness groups in the U.S. are:
1. United Pentecostal Church International with 600,000 in the States;
nearly 4,000 churches; 2.5 million worldwide constituency.
2. Pentecostal Assembles of the World with approx. 300,000 in the States;
1,200 churches; Over 500,000 worldwide constituency.
3. Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Approx. 200,000
in the States; 500 churches; Over 300,000 wordwide constituency.
4. Bibleway Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Approx. 150,000 in the states;
300 churches; 250,000 worldwide constituency.
5. Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ, Approx. 60,000 in the States; 339
churches; 100,000 worldwide constituency.
6. Apostolic Church/Assemblies of the Faith in Christ Jesus (Hispanic
Organization). Approx. 200,000 in Mexico, 100,000 in the States; 200
churches; About 300,000 worldwide constituency.
7. Pentecostal Churches of the Apostolic Faith, Approx 50,000 in the States;
200 churches; About 95,000 worldwide constituency.
8. United Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic.) Approx. 25,000 in the States;
150 U.S. Churches; 100,000 worldwide constituency.
9. International Ministerial Association. Approx. 50,000 in the States; 300
Churches; 95,000 worldwide constituency.
10. Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Approx. 25,000
in the States; 100 Churches; 50,000 worldwide constituency.
Is there anyone else who has even heard of the AWCF?
Yes, actually. I maintain their web site at: http://www.awcf.org
We are going to be adding much more to the site very soon. There are also
going be be alot of nice additions to the Apostolic Voice which is growing
as a hub for all Oneness, Jesus Name, Apostolics at http://www.apostolic.net
It should be updated with lots of new links in the next 24 hours.
World Wide Revival Happening Now!
In His Service,
Bro. Stan Hallett
servant@apostolic.net
The Apostolic Voice
www.apostolic.net
Apostolic Christian Life Center
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