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"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the son, and the Holy Ghost.”
~Matthew 29:19

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Accelerated Ministries is committed to empowering the community by providing Biblical truths that everyone has purpose in life. Please join us in finding God's purpose for you and your family! From its beginnings, the Church  has based its beliefs on “the whole Bible rightly divided.” We accept the Bible as God’s Holy Word, inspired, inerrant, and infallible. We believe the Bible to be God’s written revelation of Himself to mankind and our guide in all matters of faith; therefore, we look to the Bible as our highest authority for doctrine, practice, organization, and discipline.
Our Mission: "Enhancing the present to vision the future by providing spiritual truth and leadership to a hurting and diverse community"
Since the beliefs of the Church of God of Prophecy are based on biblical principles, we realize that we are on a spiritual journey striving to “walk in the light” when it comes to our understanding of timeless truth. The following doctrinal insights reflect our current findings through our International Assemblies. We must always be acutely aware that as human instruments, we are subject to limited comprehension. As such, we desire to continually seek greater light that better aligns us to Scripture and brings correction to our finite knowledge. Henceforth, following each Assembly, the Biblical Doctrine and Polity Committee would be expected to make any further adjustments that would be required in light of this mandate to reflect Assembly decisions.

The Church of God of Prophecy is firm in its commitment to orthodox Christian belief. We affirm that there is one God eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe in the deity of Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, the physical miracles He performed, His atoning death upon the Cross, His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and His personal return in power and glory at His second coming. We profess that regeneration by the Holy Spirit is essential for the salvation of sinful mankind. We believe the sinner is brought to an awareness of the need for salvation through the convicting work of the Holy Spirit. We believe that in sanctification by the blood of Christ, one is made holy. We affirm the present, active ministry of the Holy Spirit who guides the Church and by whose indwelling and empowerment we are able to live godly lives and render effective service to God and others. We believe in the oneness and ultimate unity of believers for which our Lord prayed, and that this should be visibly displayed “that the world may know, see, and believe” God’s glory, the coming of His Son, and the great love He has for His people (John 17:20–23). We are committed to the sanctity of the marriage bond and the importance of strong, loving Christian families. The Church embraces all biblical doctrines as taught in the New Testament and have listed some that may be helpful to believers seeking to mature in Christ Jesus:
  • REPENTANCE
  • JUSTIFICATION
  • REGENERATION/BORN AGAIN
  • SANCTIFICATION
  • HOLINESS
  • BAPTISM WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT  
  • SPEAKING IN OTHER TONGUES
  • FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
  • FULL RESTORATION OF THE GIFTS TO THE CHURCH
  • SIGNS FOLLOWING BELIEVERS
  • DIVINE HEALING
  • WATER BAPTISM
  • THE LORD’S SUPPER
  • WASHING THE SAINTS’
  • TITHING AND GIVING
  • RESTITUTION WHERE POSSIBLE
  • PRE-MILLENNIAL SECOND COMING OF JESUS
  • RESURRECTION ETERNAL LIFE FOR THE RIGHTEOUS
  • ETERNAL PUNISHMENT FOR THE WICKED
  • ABSTINENCE FROM ALL LIQUOR OR STRONG DRINKS
  • CONCERNING TOBACCO, OPIUM, MORPHINE, ETC
  • CONCERNING FOOD OR DRINKS
  • ON THE SABBATH
  • ADORNMENT
  • MEMBERSHIP IN LODGES/SECRET SOCIETIES
  • WHOLESOME SPEECH OF THE BELIEVER
  • MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, AND REMARRIAGE 
Biblical Principles, Beliefs, And Practices
​The Church of God of Prophecy holds the biblical principle of genuine repentance toward God (an individual’s experience of salvation) as its qualification for Church membership in accordance with the early church’s practice and God’s own activity in adding to the church daily those who were being saved (Acts 2:41, 47; 1 Corinthians 12:13). By genuine repentance is meant Godly sorrow for sin, confessing, turning from, denouncing and forsaking sin, and exercising faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ “who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification” (Romans 4:25). “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:9, 10). Salvation is both instantaneous (new birth, regeneration) and the all-inclusive work of redemption, beginning with regeneration and culminating with the glorified body (Hebrews 9:28). In terms of “being added to the church,” the instantaneous aspect of salvation is evident, and a public commitment (“I will/I do”) to the Church covenant as administered by an authorized Church of God of Prophecy minister, in an appropriate church setting, is necessary. The covenant reads: Will you sincerely promise in the presence of God and these witnesses that you will accept this Bible as the Word of God, believe and practice its teachings rightly divided—the New Testament as your rule of faith, practice, government, and discipline, and walk in the light to the best of your knowledge and ability? Membership in the Church denotes acceptance, which is the basic need of every new believer. Ministry leadership and the Church must endeavor to give members this sense of belonging. The Church also advocates that new members be immediately placed in an effective, ongoing, discipleship process by the pastor and local church (Acts 2:42), a process that includes nurturing and discipline, to help them become mature (2 Peter 3:18), discover the spiritual gift or gifts, which will be exercised through them for the edification of the body of Christ (1 Corinthians, chapters 12, 13, 14), and to learn to make disciples of others (Matthew 28:19, 20). As we continue in the harvest, a program of extensive discipleship requiring great wisdom and loving care by leadership and people will help all our members mature in Christ.
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