A History of Christian Doctrine #3 - Online Christian Library

Oneness Pentecostal Organizations
Mexicans to receive the Holy Spirit did so in 1914, and
they were baptized in Jesus’ name. From the U.S. contacts,
an indigenous Mexican church came into being,
known today as the Apostolic Church of the Faith in
Christ Jesus (302,200 constituents worldwide), one of
the largest churches in the country outside the Roman
Catholic Church.
From this church have come two personality-based
groups, the Christian Gospel Spiritual Church
(20,000) and the Light of the World (600,000). The latter
group is also known as the Aaronistas, because its
founder, Eusebio Joaquin, assumed the name of Aaron
and announced that he was a special prophet. It is quite
exclusive and authoritarian in its theology. The Lord’s
Supper is celebrated only at the headquarters church in
Guadalajara (the largest Protestant building in Mexico),
and the faithful take a pilgrimage there once a year for
that purpose. This group is now the largest Jesus Name
Pentecostal body in Mexico and Central America.
From the work of Canadian, British, and American
missionaries of the UPCI came the United Pentecostal
Church of Colombia (1,000,000). Begun in 1936, it
endured much persecution, including martyrdom, from
Roman Catholics. It became completely indigenous in
1967. Today, it is the largest Protestant church in
Colombia, and it has been the subject of two published
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In Chile, the Voice in the Desert Apostolic Church
(70,000) originated from missionary efforts of the
Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is affiliated with
that American group.
One of the earliest Pentecostal missionaries in China,
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