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Apostolic Christian Temple is a One God, Jesus name, born again, Apostolic Pentecostal church. We welcome newcomers, and visitors. There is a place for everyone, from the oldest to the youngest. ACT was founded in 1976 by Bishop Pastor L.C. Gillespie and his late wife Sis. Bridget Gillespie. While pastoring they raised 5 children, plus multiple foster children. They now have many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Their love for Jesus and children can be felt baked into the atmosphere of the church. ACT is a growing, thriving, and Kingdom-minded church. 

Our beliefs

The Bible
  • The Bible is divinely inspired and God-breathed.

  • It is the true and infallible Word of God, and our primary authority in all things (2Timothy 3:15-17).​

 
T​he Godhead
  • ​We believe in the oneness of God (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isa 44:6-8, 45:5; Eph 4:5-6).

  • There is only one God , whose name is Jesus Christ. Jesus is the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost/Spirit (Mat 28:18-19; John 5:43, 10:30, 12:45, 14:8-9; Phil 2:9-1).

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Sin and Salvation​
  • ​Everyone has sinned and is in need of salvation.

  • The price of sin is death (Romans 6:23), but Jesus paid for that price, with his blood, for all who come to Him. 

  • Salvation is a free gift to all who repent of their sins, are baptized in Jesus name, and are filled with the Holy Ghost by the evidence of speaking in tongues as the Spirit of God gives the utterance (Acts 2:38, 4:12, 10:44-48; Eph 2:8, 4:8).

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Christian Living
  • ​As Christians we are called to love God first, then love our neighbors second. These are the greatest commandments (Mat 22:36-40; Mark 12:28-31).

  • Those who love God are supposed to be separate from the world; and should strive to live a holy life both inwardly and outwardly (1 Peter 2:9; 2Cor 6:17-18, 7:1).

  • We are made to worship and glorify God, but God wants us to do it because we love Him, not out of duty. For this reason, he gives us free will (Isa 43:7).

  • God wants us to strive to live a life that is pleasing to Him in our thoughts, words, actions, and lifestyle (1 Cor 10:31; Romans 12:1; Heb 12:14).

  • The Bible describes our bodies as the temple (dwelling place) of the Holy Ghost/Spirit, and we should treat our bodies as such (1Cor 6:19).

We welcome everyone to come as you are, but then to allow God to change you to who He created you to be.

Supernatural Power
  • We believe that the supernatural gifts of the Spirit and miracles performed in the Bible are also available for the church today (1 Cor 12:8-11).

  • When under the anointing of the Holy Ghost, God speaks through us as a demonstration of His power (1 Cor 2:4).

  • We believe that divine healing and deliverance is available by prayer and the laying on of hands in faith (James 5:15; Psalms 103:2-3; Isa 53:5; Mat 8:16-17; Acts 8:6-7, 19:11-12).

  • We believe that angels are supernatural beings who operate under the authority of God for different purposes, including to help, protect, and minister to us (Ex 23:20; Psalm 8:5, 91:11, 103:20; Luke 15:10, 16:2: Heb 13:2).

Heaven and Hell
  • We believe that a person's eternal destination is determined by their response to the Lord Jesus Christ, the plan of salvation, and their personal walk with God (Mat 5:20, 7:21, 18:3; John 3:3-5).

  • Heaven is a literal place reserved for those who obeyed God's Word and live a Holy life to the best of their ability (Mat 5:3,10:12, 6:20-21, 25:34; John 3:3-5).

  • We believe Hell is also a literal place of eternal separation from God, scripture describes Hell as "everlasting fire," "torment," "wrath," and "lake of fire" (Mat 25:41; Mark 9:43-48, Heb 9:27, Rev 14:9-11, 2012-15, 21:8).

  • We believe that Jesus Christ is coming back again to catch away His church (the Rapture/ Second coming of Jesus) (Acts1:11; Heb 9:28; 1 Thes 4:16-17).

  • The righteous will inherit eternal life, and the unrighteous will be punished with eternal separation from God (Mat 16:27; John 10:27-28, 5:29; Romans 6:23; Psalms 9:17; Rev 20:11-15).

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Apostolic Christian Temple 

Senior Pastor: Bishop Leonard Chris Gillespie

Cell: 304-906-9406

Assistant Pastor: Rev. Sarah Cleveland

Cell: 304-290-0812

Church Location:​

464 Viola rd.

Fairmont, WV 26554

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