| Apostolic Faith Church | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Pentecostal |
| Theology | Holiness Pentecostal |
| Superintendent General | Olusola Adesope |
| Region | 37 countries |
| Headquarters | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Founder | Florence L. Crawford |
| Origin | 1907 Portland, Oregon |
| Branched from | Azusa Street Revival |
| Separations | Apostolic Church (1916) |
| Congregations | 715+ |
| Members | 5,000+ |
| Official website | apostolicfaith.org |
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The Apostolic Faith Church of Portland, Oregon, also known as the Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, Oregon, is an international Holiness Pentecostal denomination of Christianity, with nationwide reach and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1] It was founded in 1907 by Florence L. Crawford,[2] who was affiliated with William J. Seymour and the Azusa Street Revival of Los Angeles, California. By 1908 Crawford had independently founded what would become the Apostolic Faith Church. The Superintendent General of the Apostolic Faith Church is Olusola Adesope.
The Apostolic Faith Church has a presence in the United States, Canada and across Africa, Asia, Europe, Central and South America, and Australia.[3] In 2023, the AFC had 2,396 churches served by 3,551 clergy across the globe.[3] There are thirteen churches in Canada, fifty-nine in the United States, over one thousand in Africa, thirty throughout the Philippines, Korea, and Japan, fifty-four across Europe, and over one hundred in the Caribbean.[3] Church-affiliated groups also regularly assemble in other parts of the world and recently include India. In some locations, member churches carry the name Trinity Apostolic Faith Church in order to differentiate themselves from non-affiliated churches in the same area.[3]
- ^ Gillick, Jeremy (July 8, 2008). "Darrel Lee: Portland pastor builds near-term empire, fears long-term locusts". Willamette Week. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ Blumhofer, Edith L. (2002). "Apostolic Faith Mission (Portland, OR)". In Stanley M. Burgess (ed.). The new international dictionary of Pentecostal and charismatic movements (Rev. and expanded ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Pub. House. p. 327. ISBN 0310224810.
- ^ a b c d "apostolicfaith.org"[1]