The Full Story
International Circle of Faith
From our foundation as a continuation of the Apostolic Faith movement in 1932 to the present, the International Circle of Faith has grown from one church family to a global fellowship of like-minded men and women of God.
Our Legacy
On January 1st, 1901, a prayer meeting at the Bethel Bible School with Charles Fox Parham began a new era in the Christian world. Parham’s Apostolic Faith movement would spawn the Azusa Street Revival, and Parham would become recognized as the Father of not only the Apostolic Faith movement but also all of Pentecostalism.
In 1904, the Welsh Revival united more than 100,000 believers. In 1905, the Azusa Street Revival ignited global interest in being filled with the Holy Spirit, evidenced by speaking in other tongues. A manifestation generally referred to as Pentecostal or Pentecostalism.
These events launched the greatest revival in the history of the world. From these humble beginnings, hundreds of millions have been impacted with the everlasting Gospel of Jesus Christ. Those who can trace their spiritual roots to these outpourings will soon number a billion people.
Our Heritage
In the late 1920’s, Ray Cornell and his wife Ruth relocated their family from Mishawaka Indiana to Cleveland, Ohio. The Cornells were from a former United Brethren congregation that had become part of the Apostolic Faith Movement. In 1932, the Cornells dedicated their new building on January 1st. That became the church anniversary.
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The Cornell’s home church was Greater Midway Gospel Tabernacle (later changed to Apostolic Temple) in Mishawaka, Indiana. Here the late Bishop Glen Beecher (G. B.) Rowe was pastor. Bishop G. B. Rowe was a contemporary of the leaders of the early Pentecostal movement and a fixture in the original Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (PAW).
