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Advancing in the Name of Jesus
Growth of the Apostolic Church of Ethiopia
The following graph shows the believers, churches, and preachers added to the A.C.E. each year from 1975
to 1986.
Y ear Baptized in Holy Ghost Churches Preachers Jesus' name filled added added
1975 6,086 7,560 24 24 1976 7,156 7,156 5 5 1977 6,489 8,950 10 10 1978 8,156 5,119 10 10 1979 9,337 3,675 5 10 1980 9,296 7,500 9 35 1981 8,218 7,875 37 35 1982 18,330 10,330 28 41 1983 7,970 7,969 141 100 1984 8,821 8,517 55 145 1985 14,648 6,568 56 61 1986 8,756 5,756 128 128 T otal 113,258 86,975 508 604
It should be noted that many of those baptized in Jesus' name had already received the Holy Ghost before coming into the A.C.E., which explains much of the disparity between the first two columns.
There are 488 preaching places in addition to the established churches. "Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God" (Psalm 68:31).
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