Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith
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Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith | |
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Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | Oneness Pentecostal |
Polity | Episcopal |
Founder | Robert Clarence Lawson |
Origin | 1919 New York City |
Branched from | Pentecostal Assemblies of the World |
Separations | Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ World Wide, Inc., 1957 and Church of God in Christ Jesus International Ministries, Inc. (Apostle Wilbur L. Jones, Sr) 2000 |
Congregations | 700-900 churches |
Members | 500,000+ |
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The Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith is a Oneness Pentecostal church with headquarters in Manhattan. It was founded in 1919 by Robert C. Lawson.
The church's mission statement is: "To evangelize the world for Jesus Christ; to equip every believer to become true Disciples of Christ; and to engage those social problems that challenge the communities we have been called to serve."