The Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus is currently one of the fastest growing Hispanic Christian denominations in the world and the largest and oldest Spanish-speaking Oneness Pentecostal denomination in the United States. It has witnessed phenomenal growth in the U. S., experiencing 87% growth in membership from 1996 to 2002. Today, it is comprised of over 700 churches in the U. S and 550 missionary churches in 20 countries including Central and South America and Europe . The estimated worldwide constituency numbers at least 130,000, including 5,500 ordained ministers and deacons.

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The Apostolic Assembly was incorporated as a California Corporation on March 15, 1930. Since that date, the Apostolic Assembly has been a valid and viable religious non-profit Corporation, which has authority to enter into legal transactions, and is also currently registered as California Domestic Corporation in good standing.

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The Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus and its entities are governed by its Constitution, which contains its Statues and Bylaws, and in which the basis of our faith and unity are established. It exists to fulfill the following purposes:

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• To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to practice the doctrine according to the Apostolic order for the regeneration and salvation of souls. 
• To maintain spiritual fellowship among all members that form the Apostolic Assembly, and to promote growth and the expansion of the work of our Lord Jesus Christ in the United States of America and in other parts of the world. (Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:15-16; Acts 2:38; Ephesians 2:20).

• To seek, by any possible means, mutual help and protection among all of its members in order to promote, to the highest degree, their spiritual, moral, and social lives to Christianity and brotherly love (Hebrews 13:1-2).
• To select, train and ordain the necessary ministers and missionaries to establish and oversee churches that are formed in accordance with the Word of God.

Among its programs are the National Men’s, Women’s , Youth and Junior Auxiliary Departments; Christian Education Publications; a National Apostolic Bible College with 24 branches across the U. S.; the A. C. Nava Trust Fund that offers assistance to widows, orphans, retired pastors, and aids students with academic scholarships; two drug rehabilitation centers in California; and several recording studios and radio programs.



MISSION:

EXALTING CHRIST



We exalt Christ through praise and worship, through a lifestyle of personal devotions and family devotions, prayer and fasting, bible reading and memorization.



• Mark 12:30 – And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.
  We exalt Christ through our preaching and teaching of Christ and nothing else.
• 1 Corinthians 2:2 – For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
  We exalt Christ through the wise stewardship of our time, talents, money, and by caring for our physical bodies.
  We exalt Christ in and through our interpersonal-relationships by honoring, serving and praying for one another.

EQUIPPING THE CHURCH



We equip the church through Seminars, Workshops, Bible Colleges and by teaching practical principles of Leadership, Evangelism, Church Growth, Counseling and Spiritual Authority.



Ephesians 4:11-13 – He is the one who gave these gifts to the church; the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ, until we come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s son that we will be mature and full grown in the Lord, measuring up to the full stature of Christ.



EVANGELIZING THE WORLD



We evangelize the world by training and sending men and women into communities to share the gospel, pray for the sick, give home bible studies, and by training and sending ministers to plant new churches throughout the United States and the World.



• Matthew 9:37, 38 – He said to his disciples, “The harvest is so great but the workers are so few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest and ask him to send out more workers to his fields.”