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Ascension Fellowships International is related to the Apostolic Church, a worldwide, trinitarian network of churches that has its roots in the Welsh Revival.
In the early 1980’s, the Apostolic Church of Australia committed resources to help begin the work in the United States. The faith of the Australian Church was honored as God expanded the work in the United States by adding new churches and raising up men with ascension gifts. By January 1984, the Australian Church released the ministry in the United States to full autonomy.
AFI is a network of interrelated churches seeking relationship, sharing headship ministry, and apostolic and prophetic covering with the vision God has given us.
The Purpose of AFI
We see that one key to the success of the early church was the presence and operation of the ascension gift ministries: apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers (Ephesians 4.11). Over the centuries, the truth of headship ministry was lost to the church (Colossians 2.19). In our day, God is restoring the ascension ministries to the church.
The purpose of the ascension ministries according to Ephesians 4 is to train the Body of Christ for its work of ministry so that the Body might build itself up and grow to perfection.
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