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Apostolic Church may refer to: * In the history of Christianity, the church of the
Apostolic Age Christianity in the 1st century covers the formative history of Christianity from the start of the ministry of Jesus (–29 AD) to the death of the last of the Twelve Apostles () and is thus also known as the Apostolic Age. Early Christianity ...
(1st century AD) * Any
apostolic see An apostolic see is an episcopal see whose foundation is attributed to one or more of the apostles of Jesus or to one of their close associates. In Catholicism, the phrase "The Apostolic See" when capitalized refers specifically to the See of ...
, being any episcopal see whose foundation is attributed to one or more of the apostles of Jesus *
Armenian Apostolic Church The Armenian Apostolic Church () is the Autocephaly, autocephalous national church of Armenia. Part of Oriental Orthodoxy, it is one of the most ancient Christianity, Christian churches. The Armenian Apostolic Church, like the Armenian Catholic ...
, the Oriental Orthodox national church of Armenia *
Apostolic Christian Church The Apostolic Christian Church (ACC) is a worldwide Christian denomination from the Anabaptist tradition that practices credobaptism, closed communion, greeting other believers with a holy kiss, a capella worship in some branches (in others, ...
, worldwide Christian denomination in the Anabaptist tradition **
Apostolic Christian Church of America The Apostolic Christian Church of America is an Anabaptist Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, denomination, based in the United States, and a branch of the Apostolic Christian Church. The denomination consists of approximately 90 con ...
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Apostolic Christian Church (Nazarene) The Apostolic Christian Church is an Anabaptist Christian denomination aligned with the holiness movement. It is a branch of the Apostolic Christian Church formed in the early 1900s as the result of cultural differences with the Apostolic Chris ...
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Catholic Apostolic Church The Catholic Apostolic Church (CAC), also known as the Irvingian Church or Irvingite Church, is a Christian denomination, denomination in the Restorationist branch of Christianity. It originated in Scotland around 1831 and later spread to Germa ...
, formed in 1835, the church movement associated with Edward Irving **
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. Estab ...
, Christian faith community with roots in the Catholic Apostolic Church **
Reformed Old Apostolic Church The Reformed Old Apostolic Church is a chiliastic denomination with roots in the Catholic Apostolic Church and the Old Apostolic Church. It is part of a branch in Christianity called Irvingism with membership throughout South Africa. It has appr ...
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New Apostolic Church The New Apostolic Church (NAC) is a Christian denomination, Christian church of the Catholic Apostolic Church, Irvingian tradition. Its origins are in 1863, in the split from the Catholic Apostolic Church during a schism in Hamburg, Ger ...
, formed in 1863, a chiliastic Christian church that split from the Catholic Apostolic Church during an 1863 schism in Hamburg, Germany **
United Apostolic Church The member churches of the United Apostolic Church are independent communities in the tradition of the Catholic Apostolic revival movement. Further reading * Apostolic Church of Queensland, ''Book of faith'' * Wissen, Volker: Zur Freiheit berufen ...
, independent communities in the tradition of the catholic apostolic revival movement which started at the beginning of the 19th century in England and Scotland. The church also includes: ***
Apostolic Church of Queensland The Apostolic Church of Queensland is a Christian denomination founded by Heinrich Friedrich Niemeyer. The church's logo is a 4R-symbol. The four "R"s stand for: RIGHT - ROYAL - RIGHTEOUS - RICH: * RIGHT according to the bible The B ...
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Apostolic Church of South Africa – Apostle Unity The Apostolic Church of South Africa – Apostle Unity is the South African branch of the United Apostolic Church. It has roots in the Catholic Apostolic Church of the early 19th century. It was founded in 1955 as a schism of the New Apostolic ...
*Several Pentecostal denominations / church networks: **
Apostolic Faith Church 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 ...
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Apostolic Church (1916 denomination) The Apostolic Church is an international Christian denomination and Pentecostalism, Pentecostal movement that emerged from the 1904–1905 Welsh revival, Welsh Revival of 1904–1905. Although the movement began in the United Kingdom, the lar ...
, formed in Wales ***
Apostolic Church Nigeria The Apostolic Church Nigeria is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in Nigeria with its national headquarters in Lagos and international headquarters in Penygroes, UK. History The church has its origins in the founding of a prayer group called ...
, a group part of the abovementioned denomination ** Apostolic Church (Czechoslovakia), a Pentecostal denomination now divided into: ***
Apostolic Church (Czech Republic) The Apostolic Church () is a Pentecostal denomination in Czech Republic. It is affiliated with the World Assemblies of God Fellowship. History Pentecostalism came in 1910 to the present Czech and Slovak lands, and spread to Brno, Prague and other ...
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Apostolic Church (Slovakia) The Apostolic Church in Slovakia () is a Pentecostal denomination in Slovakia. It shares much of the history of the Apostolic Church (Czech Republic) until the two countries separated in 1989. Yet, both churches keep a close fellowship and interac ...
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Apostolic Church UK Apostolic may refer to: The Apostles An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission: *The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles *Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Churc ...
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Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus 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, Californi ...
** Apostolic Church of Johane Maranke


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Catholic Apostolic Church (disambiguation) Catholic Apostolic Church or Apostolic Catholic Church may refer to: *Apostolic Catholic Church (Philippines), an Independent Catholic denomination established in 1992 *Catholic Apostolic Church, the movement associated with Edward Irving **Our Sav ...
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Apostle (disambiguation) Apostle, an anglicization of the Greek ''ἀπόστολος'' (''apóstolos''), refers to a messenger or ambassador. Apostle may also refer to: Religion * Apostles in the New Testament In Christian theology and ecclesiology, the apos ...
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