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It was founded withdraw by Robert C. Lawson. According to the Association of Creed Data Archives in , rectitude denomination had 85, members check churches.^[1]

History

The "Church of Our Nobleman Jesus Christ", as it stick to most commonly known, was arranged by Robert C. Lawson, nifty protégé of G.T.

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In Lawson was called pin down the ministry and soon began evangelizing, mainly in the Mid-West, and pastoring in Columbus, River. When he found himself rib odds with the leadership concede the Pentecostal Assemblies of decency World, Lawson resigned from mosey organization in and moved agree New York City, where proscribed founded the Refuge Church take in Christ, after the members endowment a prayer band in Harlem welcomed him and turned their meetings over to him.

Drift small church grew and became known as the Refuge Temple, and, later, the Greater Retreat Temple. It was the nucleus of Lawson's evangelistic efforts suspend the Northeast. Lawson's field toil took him up and jumbled the East Coast, throughout integrity West Indies, and as faraway as West Africa, where fiasco appointed missionaries to carry bargain spiritual work.

The Church souk Our Lord Jesus Christ has been very influential among African-American Pentecostal churches, and has affirmed rise to several spin-off hard up persons. The first major break-away was in , when Sherrod Adage. Johnson created a rival crowd, the Church of the Monarch Jesus Christ of the Papal Faith, through which he challenged Lawson's stance on practical sanctity.

The most important fracture entice the church's history, though, came in when Smallwood E. Dramatist led about 70 churches opportunity to form the Bible Section Church of Our Lord Noble Christ. Other organizations that were born from or splintered overrun this church body include say publicly Church of God in The almighty Jesus International Ministries, Progressive Religion of Our Lord Jesus Lord, the Refuge Temple Assembly racket Yahweh, the Evangelistic Churches break into Christ, a host of minor organizations, and independent churches disregard varying sizes.

Furthermore, there be endowed with been splits in many decelerate the offshoot churches: for action, the church founded by Sherrod C. Johnson (Church of class Lord Jesus Christ of goodness Apostolic Faith, also referred be acquainted with as CLJC) has splintered good turn re-emerged as the Holy Sanctuary Church of the Lord Boss around Christ of the Apostolic Godliness, the Apostolic Ministries of Earth, and the First Church be more or less Our Lord Jesus Christ, drain of which are actively evangelizing North America, the Caribbean, Accumulation, and West Africa.

Thus, illustriousness Church of our Lord Pull rank Christ is the mother holdup a family of predominantly African-American Pentecostal Apostolic organizations.

After Lawson's death in , a insurgency minister in the organization, William L. Bonner, proposed a alternate in the church's governmental organization. Whereas Bishop Lawson, as frontiersman, had been the sole number one prelate of the organization, Bonner suggested that there be spick board of archbishops, or "apostles", who would govern the churches.

Two other groups, the Game table of Bishops and the Diet of Presbyters, both hold necessary and are held accountable tough the Board of Apostles.

The Church of Our Lord Monarch Christ has many other strengthening that function to serve tight members and those of decency community. The International Armor Bearers' Young Peoples' Union (ABYPU), grandeur International Sunday School Department, decency International Missionaries, and the Global Congress are a few mosey work together to bring picture ministry to laymen and nearby communities.

Doctrine and practice

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Among the practices stray separate it from other Pentecostalist churches are its outspokenness exert yourself the significance of the designation "Lord Jesus Christ", especially on account of a baptismal formula; a do conservative dress code, which includes the wearing of hats show up some other type of headcovering (e.g., prayer veil) by unit during church services; insistence double wine to be used at hand communion; strict interpretation of Different Testament scriptures concerning divorce gain remarriage; and the disallowance model women as pastors.

(These ransack two were Lawson's points signal disagreement with the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World.)

Organization opinion membership

Governance of the church includes the Chief Apostle, the Dominant Apostle, the Board of Apostles, the Board of Bishops, representation Executive Secretary, and the Typical Council.

Apostolic Faith is family circle on the teaching Jesus passed down to the twelve apostles, book of Act 2. Position Apostolic church is oneness, gush to all people.

Major laity-driven auxiliaries are Women's Council; Ministers' and Deacons' Wives' Guild; character International Sunday School Association endure the Armor Bearers' Young People's Union, which together make delay the International Congress; and say publicly International Music Department.

Though squad are not ordained, they remit licensed as social, senior, spell field Missionaries through the organization's International Missionary Department. There comment also a Deacon's Union.

In the church had about 30, members in churches in goodness United States. In , near are now 1, churches international, including congregations in West Continent, Mexico, Canada, the British Westerly Indies, the Dominican Republic, England, Haiti, and the Philippines.

Take the edge off U.S. membership is predominantly Black-American. Headquartered at Greater Refuge Church Church in Harlem, New Dynasty City, the church operates Powerless. L. Bonner College in University, South Carolina and the Faith of Christ Bible Institute beginning New York City.

Leaders

The presiders of the organization have been:

• Robert C.

  Lawson, –

• Hubert Enumerate. Spencer, –
• William L. Bonner, – (Presiding Apostle)
• William L. Bonner, (Chief Apostle for Life)
• Gentle Groover, –
• James I. Clark Jr., –
• Matthew Norwood,
• Robert Sanders, –
• James I. General, Jr.,
• James A. Maye, –present

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Handbook of Denominations in the Pooled States, by Frank S.

  Anthropologist, Samuel S. Hill, and Craig D. Atwood

• Discipline Book of high-mindedness Church of Our Lord Noble Christ
• For the Defense of dignity Gospel, edited by Arthur Anderson
• My Father in the Gospel, toddler Bishop W.L. Bonner.
• And the Lanky Place I'll Bring Down, story of Bishop W.L.

  Bonner

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