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The Holy Church In The Lord JesusChrist
In The Apostles' Doctrine, Inc.
           The Holy Church In The Lord Jesus Christ In The Apostles' Doctrine, Inc. is
    a continuation of the same Church that was started in A.D. 33 in the city of
    Jerusalem.  The local fellowship in Columbia, SC began in November 1989 with
    Bishop DeCarlous E. Sims as Pastor.

            The Holy Church In The Lord Jesus Christ In The Apostles’ Doctrine, Inc. is
    the continuation of the great revival that began in Jerusalem, on the Day of
    Pentecost, AD 33. This organization has as its foundation the doctrine of the
    Apostles and Prophets, and we claim Jesus Christ Himself as the Chief
    Cornerstone of our faith. (Acts 2:11-12) (Ephesians 2:19-20). The true followers of
    Christ have always suffered persecution and near extinction, but God has always
    sounded a refreshing note that in every age He would have a people who would
    yield themselves to His Word and His divine plan; and, because of this, God has
    ordained that the true church should "earnestly contend for the faith that was
    once delivered to the saints" (Jude 1:3). That is to say that we must hold to our
    biblically based tenets of faith.

            As the Sons of God, Jesus Christ's visible representatives in this world, we
    recognize that God is at work and has manifested Himself in the United States,
    Great Britain, Canada and the uttermost parts of the world, and has validated His
    presence through signs, wonders and many miracles.

            The advent of Christ and the descent of the Holy Ghost began on the Day of
    Pentecost and can be traced back to the days of Tertullian (AD 33), Chysostom
    (4th Century), Christians of the Thirteenth Century, the early Quakers, Wesley,
    Whitfield and Irving. The Church has always manifested the gifts of the spirit as
    was in evidence during the many revivals that swept over America in the late
    Eighteenth Century.
    Apostolic history reveals that in 1901, in the State of Kansas, this revival broke
    forth in a mighty way and moved southward through Texas, reaching Los Angeles,
    California in 1906. This revival, manifested by the outpouring of the Holy Ghost,
    spread throughout the whole earth, entering into nearly every nation under
    heaven, penetrating even into the heathen darkness of India, China, Africa and the
    isles of the sea, fulfilling the great commission of our Lord, "Go ye into all the
    world and preach the Gospel every creature," (Mark 16:15-20; Matt. 28:18-19;
    St. Luke 24:47-49 and Acts 1:4-11) by proclaiming the soon coming of the Lord.

            So great was this awakening that, in just a few years, many towns and cities,
    large and small, were witnessing the Pentecostal outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
    Not long afterwards, there began to appear, hi various localities, places of worship
    designating themselves by such names as: The Apostolic Faith Mission,
    Pentecostal Mission, Apostolic Faith Assembly, Full Gospel Assembly/Mission,
    Assembly of God, etc.; their one common aim being to contend for and preserve
    the faith which was taught to the saints in the days of the Apostles, proclaiming the
    Bible as their Creed, Discipline, Rule of Order and Charter.

            It is the primary aim of the Holy Church In The Lord Jesus Christ In The
    Apostles’ Doctrine, Inc. to glorify our Savior, Jesus Christ, who alone gave His life
    upon the cross, that He might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto Himself
    a peculiar people zealous of good works. The Lord Jesus desires that we should
    show forth His praises, since it was He that called us out of darkness into this
    marvelous light of salvation. Our Lord requires and expects that we be blameless
    and harmless, the Sons of God without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and
    perverse society.
    God desires that the light He has placed in us would truly shine outwardly into a
    world that is groping in spiritual darkness. We are hold forth the Word of Life in
    such a way that we can give spiritual understanding "to them that sit in darkness
    and in the shadow of death, to guide their feet in the way of peace (Titus 2:1-13; I
    Peter 2:9; Phil. 2:15 and Luke 1:79).

            It is our Christian duty to lift the fallen, visit the sick, strengthen the weak,
    encourage the fainthearted and comfort the feebleminded. We should further seek
    to point the lost to the way of salvation and urge all believers to seek a spirit filled
    life. (Eph 5:18 and Acts 19:1-16) and to prepare for the coming of the Lord Jesus
    Christ (James 1:27; I Thess, 5:4; Mark 16:15-18 and Matt 25:1-13).

            It is our indispensable duty, as partakers of the "Royal Priesthood," to offer
    supplications, prayers, intercessions and giving of thanks for all men: for kings,
    presidents, governors, magistrates, and all that are in authority, that we may lead
    a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty (I Tim. 2:1-4; Rom. 13:1-7; I
    Peter 1:9 and Rev. 1:6, 5:10).

            As saints of the Most-High God, we pledge to submit ourselves to every
    ordinance and law of man, whether that submission be to the governor, or a
    representative of the state that is authorized and carries the powers of the state to
    punish evil doers, so long as these ordinances do not infringe upon our God-given
    liberties, which include service toward God according to the dictates of our
    conscience (I Peter 2:13-17; Titus 3:1-12 and Matt 22:21)