Apostelamt Jesu Christi (Apostle Ministry of Jesus Christ) is a German Christian church with historical roots in the
Catholic Apostolic Church and the
New Apostolic Church
The New Apostolic Church (NAC) is a Christian denomination, Christian church that split from the Catholic Apostolic Church during an 1863 schism in Hamburg, Germany.
The church has existed since 1863 in Germany and since 1897 in the Ne ...
. It is part of the religious movement called
Irvingism.
History
In 1902 an Elder of the Apostolic Mission Church (later known as the
New Apostolic Church
The New Apostolic Church (NAC) is a Christian denomination, Christian church that split from the Catholic Apostolic Church during an 1863 schism in Hamburg, Germany.
The church has existed since 1863 in Germany and since 1897 in the Ne ...
), Julius Fischer, came into conflict with the
Chief Apostle Friedrich Krebs on matters of doctrine. According to Fischer, Jesus Christ has already returned in the re-established Apostle office and there was no future
second coming. Krebs removed Fischer from office. Fischer and his followers formed the Apostelamt Juda. On 2 May 1902 Fischer was ordained as the first Apostle of this church.
After the death of Fischer in 1922 a group led by Hermann Krūger formed the breakaway group known as Apostelamt Simeon in Jacob's geslacht.
In 1933 this group along with Apostelamt Juda was banned by the
Nazi Germany regime of
Adolf Hitler. The church was seen by the Nazi regime as a socialist group. The church's beliefs on prophecy also made it illegal.
In 1947 the church regrouped under the leadership of Albert Trubach as Apostelamt Jesu Christi.
From the early 1990s there was an ecumenical bond between Apostelamt Jesu Christi and the South African
Old Apostolic Church
The Old Apostolic Church (OAC) is a church with roots in the Catholic Apostolic Church.
History
The Old Apostolic Church's roots are found in the Catholic Apostolic Church that was established in 1832 as an outflow of the Albury Movement.
Establ ...
.
In mid-2006 four Apostles (Jorg Stohwasser, Ingolf Schultz, Uwe Jacob and Hans-Georg Richter) and their followers left Apostelamt Jesu Christi to become part of the Old Apostolic Church.
References
External links
www.kirche-ajc.de (AJC – Kirche des öffentlichen Rechts)www.apostelamt.de (Gemeinsamer Internetauftritt des AJC – Kirche des privaten Rechts und der Gemeinschaft der Apostel Jesu Christi, GdAJC)
Catholic Apostolic Church denominations
1902 establishments in Germany
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