A History of Christian Doctrine #3 - Online Christian Library

A History of Christian Doctrine
In 1933, Henry Brooks left COOLJC to form The Way
of the Cross Church of Christ International (31,000
constituents). He founded a large church in Washington,
D.C.
In 1957 another split from COOLJC took place, led by
Smallwood Williams. Again, the main disagreement was
over authoritarian leadership. The new group has also
relaxed some of the standards of dress. It is known as the
Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Worldwide (101,000). Williams founded a large, influential
church in Washington, D.C. He became quite active in
the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, serving as president
of the Southern Christian Leadership Council in the
city. He worked closely with Martin Luther King and met
various federal officials, including President Lyndon
Johnson.
Also in 1957, S. N. Hancock split from the PAW, forming
the Pentecostal Churches of the Apostolic Faith
Association (25,000). Hancock was a convert of
Haywood’s who became a leading PAW bishop and who
married Haywood’s widow. The division was caused primarily
by a leadership struggle. However, Hancock also
began to deviate from the Oneness position, proclaiming
an adoptionist Christology that seemed to make the Son
less than the Father, less than the true God. The organization
has since rejected this doctrine, however.
Another group with roots in the PAW is the United
Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic)(32,300).
There are many Hispanic Apostolics in America. The
largest group is the Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in
Christ Jesus (116,700); it is the largest Hispanic Pentecostal
church of any kind in the U.S. Many Hispanic min-
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