Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus

The Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus (Apostolic Assembly) is the oldest Spanish-speaking Oneness Pentecostal denomination in the United States. It was founded in 1925[1] and incorporated in California on March 15, 1930, and is currently headquartered in Fontana, California. Most of its congregations are in the United States, but the Apostolic Assembly also has a significant number of churches in Mexico and Central and South America. Their current president is Bishop John Fortino.[2]

Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus
ClassificationNontrinitarianism
OrientationHoliness
Apostolic Pentecostalism
PolityEpiscopal
RegionUnited States of America, Mexico, The Caribbean, Latin America, Italy and Spain
FounderFrancisco F. Llorente, Antonio Castañeda Nava
OriginCalifornia, 1925
Separated fromPentecostal Assemblies of the World
Congregationsest. 1,300
Members151,000

History

The Apostolic Assembly is one of many denominations that grew out of the Azusa Street Revival movement that emphasized unconventional and expressive forms of worship such as glossolalia or speaking in tongues. A novelty of the Azusa Street Revival was its initial multiracial character. Unfortunately, this type of racial integration could not be sustained thereafter within the confines of one organization. This denomination is predominantly Hispanic.

See also

References
  1. Espinosa, Gaston (2002). "Apostolic Assembly of Faith in Jesus Christ, Inc.". In Stanley M. Burgess (ed.). The new international dictionary of Pentecostal and charismatic movements (Rev. and expanded ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Pub. House. pp. 321–322. ISBN 0310224810.
  2. "President". Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

Further reading
  • Cox, Harvey (2001). Fire from Heaven: The Rise of Pentecostal Spirituality and the Reshaping of Religion in the 21st Century. Da Capo Press. Note: Harvey Cox is a professor at the Harvard Divinity School.
  • Gaxiola-Gaxiola, Manuel J. (1970). La serpiente y la paloma;: Análisis del crecimiento de la Iglesia Apostólica de la Fe en Cristo Jesús de México. Calif., W. Carey Library. Note: Gaxiola-Gaxiola, an expert on Latin American Pentecostalism, is former president of the Society for Pentecostal Studies.
  • Martinez, Juan et al. (2004). Iglesias Peregrinas en Busca de Identidad: Cuadros del Protestantismo Latino en los Estados Unidos. Ediciones Kairos and CEHILA. Note: Juan Martinez is a professor at the Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.
  • Ramirez, Daniel (2002). "Antonio Castaneda Nava: Charisma, Culture, and Caudillismo" in James R. Goff and Grant Wacker, editors. Portraits of a Generation: Early Pentecostal Leaders. University of Arkansas Press, pp. 289–309. Note: Ramirez is assistant professor of Religious Studies at Arizona State University.
  • Martin del Campo, Ismael. Cosechando en el Field. Norwalk: Editorial Nueva Vision, 2004. Note: Author is the Bishop of Los Angeles and wrote the History of the Apostolic Assembly in the book Iglesias Peregrinas en Busca de Identidad: Cuadros del Protestantismo Latino en los Estados Unidos this book is his expanded version.
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