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The Bible Truth Apostolic
Pentecostal
Church, Incorporated (BTAPC, Inc.) was
founded by Bishop Jimmy R. Smith. The Bible Truth church symbol was
revealed to Bishop Smith in 1985. The church theme is found in II
Timothy, 2:15.
The origination of the church began in 1986 with a home Bible study at Fort Devens,
Massachusetts.
The first attendees were the Smith and Hughes families. Due to
rapid increase in attendance, God blessed a door to be opened at the
Main Post Chapel at Fort
Devens.
In January, 1988 Bishop Smith and his family relocated to Augsburg,
Germany
on a military assignment.
There, God provided Bishop Smith the opportunity to hold services in the
Hospital Chapel, Flak Kaserne.
God blessed the church to remain active during the 3½ years tour
in Germany. The Smith family returned
back to Fort Devens in July, 1991.
The church was incorporated in
Boston,
Massachusetts on January 6, 1993.
Two other churches have since joined the Bible Truth ministry;
the KJV
Bible Truth
Apostolic
Church
in Mobile, Alabama,
Pastor Percy Hughes, and the Bible Truth Apostolic Church of Deliverance
in Aberdeen, Maryland,
Pastor James Washington.
Both of these churches continue to be faithful to the Bible Truth
ministry.
Throughout Bishop Smith’s military career God allowed doors to be opened
in several places for the ministry: Augsburg, Germany,
Shirley, Massachusetts,
and Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Since then, doors were opened for the ministry in
Fayetteville, and in
Raleigh, North Carolina. The
Bible
Truth
Apostolic
Pentecostal
Church
is now located in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The first BTAPC Convention was held in August, 1992 at Antioch Temple
in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since then, the convention has been held in several other states
to include Maryland, Alabama and
North Carolina. The convention headquarters is
now located in North Carolina.
Many lives have been blessed abundantly through the Bible Truth
ministry. Souls have been baptized in Jesus Name and have been filled
with the precious gift of the Holy Ghost. We continue to look for higher
heights and deeper depths in the Bible Truth ministry.
To God be the Glory for what He has done, for
what He is doing, and for the plans that He has for the future of this
ministry!
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