APOSTOLIC
COMMUNION OF CHURCHES
The Apostolic Communion of Churches began in 2003 with the birth of a congregation by the name of Christian Life Ministries International under the guidance of Pastor Thomas Henry, Jr. Pastor Thomas Henry, Jr. was the apostolic overseer to those churches and ministries that came under his apostolic mantle. As Christian Life Ministries International expanded into a fellowship it became known as the Christian Life Network of Churches and Ministries. Its reach soon extended around the globe. By October 2005, Pastor Henry was consecrated as the Bishop and Chief Apostle of Christian Life Ministries International, Inc.
In 2011, the Bishop and Executive Board of Christian Life Ministries International, Inc. changed the Christian Life Network of Churches and Ministries into a communion of churches under the name and style of the Apostolic Communion of Churches. This communion was to be a via media between Pentecostalism in the Protestant Reformation, and the catholic faith of the early apostolic and post-apostolic Church. Its ethos was and remains today to be a Convergence communion of churches, clergy, ministries and even businesses. The Apostolic Communion of Churches is headquartered in Metro Atlanta at the Christian Life Cathedral Ministries, Inc., the non-profit corporation of the Cathedral and Communion, and the mother of COAAB.
WHAT WE BELIEVE AND OFFER
We are after primitive Christianity (Acts chapters 2 & 15), a Conciliar Church. We believe that the Word of God contained in the Old and New Testaments, contains all things necessary unto salvation and holiness. We believe in the Two Historic Creeds of the Church: Apostles' and Nicene. We have an episcopacy locally adapted to the needs of God's people which is inclusive of the apostleship. We believe in the two historic Sacraments: the Supper of the Lord and Baptism. We have a regular celebration of the Lord's Table, and believe in the present-day ministry of the Holy Spirit. We are a synthesis of Evangelical Christianity and the Pentecostal/Charismatic experience, with an Anglican affinity.
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In the Apostolic Communion of Churches, our members are benefitted by not only contending for the faith as properly understood, but they are also provided ordination, recognition, and affiliation. They are provided continuing education through COAAB, with conferences, seminars, and training sessions. ACC members are provided church growth and development resources, access to the ACC Apostolic Council, and so much more! Inclusive of our offerings, we have intercommunion (sharing clergy, pulpits, and altars) with the American Orthodox Catholic Church - AACW - Western Rite Metropolia; the Anglican Diocese of Kibondo within the Anglican Church of Tanzania (a member of the Anglican Communion, the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches, and the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans); Missio Mosaic (which is partnered with the Evangelical Episcopal Communion); River of Healing Fellowship Ministries; and The Church, Resurgence Unlimited to name a few; we also share connections and fellowship with the other members of COAAB. With our intercommunion partners and other connections, we also share in missions work together, that we all may fulfill Christ's prayer of unity without assimilating one another.
WHAT WE HAVE
WRITTEN
AND
FOLLOW
We have, as stated prior, subscribe to being a part of the Convergence Movement which has been pioneered by others preceding us in their various cultural traditions to the unity of the faith. Expressing our mode of Convergence, we have written and subscribed to these tenets as shown here, from our Canons of the Apostolic Communion of Churches, to our intercommunion agreements with our ecumenical partners within and outside of COAAB, listed below:
FOR MORE INFO
If you are looking for more information, please reach out to us at the following email address: president@coaab.org. Of note, bishops and leaders who are members of COAAB yet lack a communion or fellowship affiliation are covered by Archbishop Henry's pastoral ministry through the Apostolic Communion of Churches. To make payments of monthly tithes or donations, please click here to be redirected to the ACC's Cash App.