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THE GENESIS OF APOSTOLIC FAITH MINISTRIES, INTERNATIONAL

A previously held teleconference laid the groundwork for a meeting in Kissimmee, Florida, to form a new organization. On December 12, 2019, those gathered for this epochal conference were:

Bishop L. J. Barnes
Bishop C. C. Mullings
Elder E. Gayle
Evang. V. Hines
Elder L. Barnes
Min. A. Edwards
Pastor H. Headley
Pastor T. Whilby
Missy. S. Gayle

Evang. N. Headley
Evang. E. Barnes
Bro. Williams
Pastor A. Montgomery
Overseer V. Grubb
Elder D. Gayle
Evang. M. Watson
Deacon Donavan Worrell
Pastor E. Williams

Elder E. Bertram
Pastor H. Charles
Min. P. Atkins
Pastor R. Wright
Evang. E. Barnes
Evang. G. Mullings
Pastor H. Carpenter
Deacon Sylvester Humes
Evang. O. Allen

After prayer and Scripture reading (Ps. 133), Bishop Barnes gave the welcome address. Next, he thanked the delegates for their involvement in a historical forum to consider the parameters of the latest move, which is a continuation of God’s kingdom work. Next, he expressed his concern for the future of the church and the hands to which it is entrusted. Finally, he applauded the solid Apostolic Heritage of each delegate who has a reliable foundation to build on and must have a strong-willed determination to uphold. To maintain this apostolic foundation, he feels God is dependent on us to lead in the paths of righteousness and contribute to its continuity.

Bishop Barnes asked the delegates to focus on the goals, listen to each other to develop a firm framework for the upstart and continuity of this new organization. The churches present, represented by their delegates, have worked together for many years and will continue to facilitate a strong functional organization. Finally, he asked the representatives to put forth suggestions for the name of the organization. Elder Levern Barnes gave the name Apostolic Faith Assemblies International. Although, after discussions on that name, there was an objection to the word ‘Assemblies,’ Bishop Mullings inserted the word ‘Ministries.’ The delegates voted in the new name APOSTOLIC FAITH MINISTRIES, INTERNATIONAL. Kudos to Elder Levern Barnes for naming the new organization.

Bishop Barnes listed the foundation churches of Apostolic Faith Ministries International as follows:
First United Church Of Jesus Christ (Apostolic) Brooklyn, Headquarters Church, Pastor Bishop Leslie J. Barnes
United Church I.A.M. Miami, Florida, Pastor Bishop Charles C. Mullings
United Lighthouse Apostolic Church, New York, Pastor Earnest Gayle
First United Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic) Kissimmee, FL, Pastor Hector Carpenter
First United Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic), Connecticut, Pastor Roy Wright
Bethel United Ministries, Evanston, IL, Pastor Hiram Charles
Light of the World Apostolic, New Jersey, Pastor Astley Stewart
Bibleway Apostolic Church, FL, Pastor Delroy Gayle
Bethel United COJC (Apostolic) Ft. Lauderdale, Pastor Delton McDonald

We salute our Forefathers on whose shoulders we stand:
We pledge to continue their legacy and uphold the rich Apostolic heritage they left behind.

Bishop Dr. Monroe R. Saunders ♦ Sr. Bishop Sydney Alexander Dunn ♦ Bishop John Santimore Watson ♦ Bishop Raymond Murray ♦ Bishop Wilfred Penman

WHAT WE BELIEVE:

We believe the Bible is the inspired, infallible and authoritative Word of God.

We believe in the Oneness of the Godhead. We believe that there is only one God manifested as Father, Son and Holy Ghost, and that Jesus, who represents the fullness of the Godhead bodily, was the Eternal Father made visible.

We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His atoning death and in His bodily resurrection.

We believe in Original Sin, the Fall of Man and that for the salvation of sinful men, one must be born again which includes genuine repentance, water baptism, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

We believe in baptism by immersion in the Name, Lord Jesus Christ.

We believe in the observance of Communion or The Lord’s Supper as a sacrament and in the observance of Foot Washing as an ordinance.

We believe in the Baptism of the Holy Ghost, with speaking in tongues as the evidence of that baptism.

We believe in justification by faith, repentance and holy living through sanctification. We believe in Divine Healing.

We believe in the Second Coming of Christ and in His Millennial Reign.

We believe in The Final Judgment and the creation of a New Heaven and a New Earth.

We believe in the Resurrection of the Dead; in the Rapture of the Church.

Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

Proverbs 29:18 (KJV)

AFMI VISION:

A Forward Striding Movement that challenges its adherents to these accomplishments:

Ushering into God’s presence to behold His glory

Model a lifestyle that patterns that of Jesus Christ

Spiritual nutritional consume to build their most Holy Faith

Completely studying the Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth, the Bible (KJV)

Steadfastly upholding the Oneness Apostolic Doctrine

AFMI MISSION:

A communion of believers with a shared desire to edifying people everywhere; Affirming Faithfulness in Ministering Internationally (AFMI) and locally to people of all race, creed, and color, to the extent that they will come to a knowledgeable understanding of the Oneness of God, become submissive to the Christological Formula of baptism in the Name of Jesus Christ with a hunger and thirst for the Holy Spirit and His guidance throughout their lives, fitting them for an eternal abode with Christ Jesus when they leave this earth. Preservation of sound Apostolic doctrine through ‘contending for the faith.’ Present to the lost, the Oneness Apostolic message of salvation contingent upon faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ with absolute repentance and conversion; to instruct and fosterage the believers toward a sanctified life, and to faithfulness through His Word.

28:19-20; Acts 3:19; Eph. 2:8 2.) Col. 1:28; Eph. 4:12; Eph. 5:26-27 3.) Jude 3; Acts 20:27; 1 Tim. 4:16 4.) Gal. 5:13; Gal. 6:10; Phil. 2:7