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I am looking for the conservative Apostolic congregation in Peoria and am not sure where it meets. I have been looking at several churches and am drawn to the Apostolic faith. Any help?

babyangel,
I personally go to a Church of God (which of course is Pentecostal). I thank God for the gift of tongues he has given to believers there, and I myself have prayed in tongues ONCE. It was quite an experience, unlike any other, that brought me to my knees in complete humbleness. Messages given in tongues are interpreted 99% of the time. So yes, I do believe in the gift of tongues, but it is only the LEAST of all desired gifts of the Spirit, that (in my own opinion and belief) one does NOT HAVE to have in order to have other gifts. This is obvious because of the enormous amount of believers out there who obviously have other gifts and yet do not speak in tongues (either because they do not believe in it, or that gift was not imparted to them, or because they know there is no one there with the gift of interpretation). By the way, can a person be imparted with a Spiritual gift that they do not believe in???? That goes with ANY of them. Something to ponder.

Now I have only been part of a Pentecostal church for 3 years. There are still things that confuse me. But this is not the board for that, and my original questions for this thread were regarding the difference between Apostolic and Pentecostal.

Thank you so much for blessing me with your comments. I really need to have more spiritual sisters. My email addy is shes4ever@yahoo.com. Jenn*

Thank You, Coffee...I did find the ACCA and have been very pleased with the services and the people there! I thank you for your help, just the same!! =]

I do have one question about the ACC that I haven't seen anywhere. I noticed that the word "Nazarean" appears after several of the names of churches on some web sites. In my area, the Nazarene church is totally separate from the ACC. Is there any affiliation or roots between the two? I believe the Nazarene Church is a bit less conservative than the ACC. Any info on this? Thanks.

Most Pentecostals believe that the tongues (their version of the Holy Ghost) is necessary for salvation. From what I've read about the ACC, this is not their belief. So, other than some dress standards, the two faiths are quite different from each other.

Thanks Coffee:

Don't worry...I don't believe your group is sneaky. In fact, I have a whole lot more respect for this Christian denomination (as a whole) than some of the others that believe that tongues are part of the "formula" that saves anyone. The conservative way in which you worship is not something that I think is bad. And issues of dress would not be the reason for me leaving a group unless it was harped about from the pulpit. I was a bit surprised to hear that some Apostolic Christian Church women use some makeup. I wear it and don't see anything wrong with it as long as you don't use a lot and don't look "made-up". Another question, do all the women in your church have long hair? Just curious. Thanks.