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Randy Henry
The Apostolic Church
The Doctrine and Beliefs of the Apostolic Church
The Apostolic Church was founded by Rev. Daniel Powell Williams
in 1916. He formed
the church from the New Movement from Britains First Pentecostal
Church, The
Emmanuel Mission Hall.
The Apostolic Church believes in the trinity. They also believe
that one cant be saved
without baptism. The Church of Christ also believes in these two
acts, but the Apostolic
Church also allows women to preach and have authority over men
as long as they portray
a strong knowledge of the Word. The Apostolic Church needs to
take another look at I
Timothy 2:11-12. In the Apostolic Church, a service usually
consists of three to four
parts of worship, again proving why they cant be the First
Century church. The
Apostolic Church also does not partake of communion every Lords
day, further
discrediting their ability to proclaim themselves as the First
Century church. In Acts
20:7, we can clearly see that this is a part of worship every
Lords day. The Apostolic
Church has titled offices such as deacon, minister, evangelist,
elder, pastor and bishop.
Unlike the true First Century church, which is the church of
Christ, these offices are also
held by women. During worship in the Apostolic Church many
members shout, dance,
chant and speak in tongues according to the upbeat tempo of
drums and other musical
instruments. Speaking in tongues is considered a high level of
praise in the Apostolic
Church. Many members say and utter words that no other member
can understand, so
how can this be praising God when no one can relate to what is
being mumbled? In Acts
