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The Apostolic Faith Mission of
South Africa (AFM) is part of the worldwide Pentecostal movement born at the
beginning of the 20th century. In South Africa, the AFM is the oldest and by far
the largest Pentecostal church.
In the Pentecostal
movement a resurgence of the principles and practices of the early church was
experienced. Pentecostal phenomena almost disappeared after the first few
centuries, but reappeared worldwide at the beginning of the 20th century - a
gracious work of God’s Spirit. Typical pentecostal phenomena had appeared
intermittently in history, often among persecuted believers, but it was only at
the beginning of the century that the pentecostal revelation was experienced
again in its fullness in the Church of Jesus Christ. The
past ten decades leave no doubt that it is a work of God.
The name of the
Church
There are a number of theories about the origin
of the name, "The Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa". One is that the name
was given in a prophecy during one of the first meetings. Another is that it was
the name that Johannes Büchler intended for his movement after he had broken
away from Dowie's Zionist movement. History makes it clear that the name came
with the brethren from America and was not born in South Africa. Charles Parham,
Pentecostal pioneer from Topeka, Kansas, called his movement the "Apostolic
Faith Mission". He was against the idea of a church and church organisation and
accepted what was happening as a return to the "Apostolic Faith". His newsletter
was also called "The Apostolic Faith".
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