Where it all began.
"The Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus emerged out of the Pentecostal movement that began with the Azusa Street revival in the city of Los Angeles in 1906. Juan Navarro, a participant of that revival, baptized Francisco Llorente in 1912, who later was elected the first Bishop President of the Apostolic Assembly when it formed in 1925. The organization became a California corporation on March 15, 1930. Throughout the humble beginnings of the Apostolic Assembly, our tenacious yet caring leaders ministered primarily to the spiritual needs of a growing number of Spanish speaking people who flooded into this country looking for a better life for their families. Since then, we have made great strides in not only providing ministry to this Missionary generation and its subsequent generations, but we have broken the cultural barrier and have provided bilingual ministry to subsequent Boomer and Buster generations as well.
We are confident that the Apostolic Assembly will continue to grow, in both financial strength and in membership in the years to come. Because the moral fabric of our society continues to weaken, the church stands willing to face the challenges of meeting the spiritual needs of hurting people around the world."
-http://asambleaapostolica.org/english/the-assembly/history/
We are confident that the Apostolic Assembly will continue to grow, in both financial strength and in membership in the years to come. Because the moral fabric of our society continues to weaken, the church stands willing to face the challenges of meeting the spiritual needs of hurting people around the world."
-http://asambleaapostolica.org/english/the-assembly/history/
History of our “Bishop Presidents” Interactive Timeline with corresponding terms
1925-1929 Francisco Llorente, Bishop President
1929-1950, 1963-66 Antonio C. Nava, Bishop President
1950-1963 Bejamin Cantú, Bishop President
1966-1970 Efraim Valverde, Bishop President
1970-1978 Lorenzo Salazar, Bishop President
1986-1994 Manuel J. Vizcarra, Bishop President
1978-1986, 1994-2002 Baldemar Rodriguez, Bishop President
2002-2010 Daniel Sanchez, Bishop President
2010-2013 Sam Valverde, Bishop President
2013-Present John Fortino, Bishop President
1925-1929 Francisco Llorente, Bishop President
1929-1950, 1963-66 Antonio C. Nava, Bishop President
1950-1963 Bejamin Cantú, Bishop President
1966-1970 Efraim Valverde, Bishop President
1970-1978 Lorenzo Salazar, Bishop President
1986-1994 Manuel J. Vizcarra, Bishop President
1978-1986, 1994-2002 Baldemar Rodriguez, Bishop President
2002-2010 Daniel Sanchez, Bishop President
2010-2013 Sam Valverde, Bishop President
2013-Present John Fortino, Bishop President