Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus
Oneness Pentecostal Denomination
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The Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus (AAFCJ) is a Oneness Pentecostal denomination in the United States. It was founded in 1925 and incorporated in California on March 15, 1930, and is currently headquartered in Fontana, California.[2]
ClassificationNontrinitarian Protestant
OrientationOneness Pentecostalism
RegionUnited States, Canada, Latin America, Africa, Europe and Asia
| Apostolic Assembly Of The Faith In Christ Jesus | |
|---|---|
Emblem of the Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus | |
| Classification | Nontrinitarian Protestant |
| Orientation | Oneness Pentecostalism |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Region | United States, Canada, Latin America, Africa, Europe and Asia |
| Founder | Francisco F. Llorente, Antonio Castañeda Nava |
| Origin | Jimtown, California |
| Separated from | Azusa Street Revival/P.A.W. |
| Congregations | est. 1,500[citation needed] |
| Members | est. 220,000 [1] |
History
The AAFCJ emerged from the Pentecostal movement that began with the Azusa Street Revival in the city of Los Angeles in 1906. Juan Navarro, a participant of that revival, baptized Francisco Llorente in 1912, who later was elected the first Bishop President of the Apostolic Assembly when it formed in 1925. The organization became a California corporation on March 15, 1930.[3]