Why Organizations?

[Barb]

Originally Posted by Esaias

How was the meeting in Detroit?

I asked the other without receiving a response, so I'll try again...

What meeting in Detroit?

[Barb]

Originally Posted by Nicodemus1968

It’s a question. I was told the UPC was formed in order to opt out of WWII. They couldn’t opt out if they were not part of a religious organization. Wondering if any have any info about that.

If you are referencing my post, I wrote WWI, not WWII...

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by Barb

I asked the other without receiving a response, so I'll try again...

What meeting in Detroit?

Sorry! He said he was preaching for brother Armapeet in Detroit this Sunday.

[Barb]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Sorry! He said he was preaching for brother Armapeet in Detroit this Sunday.

Ahhhh... thanks much.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Sorry! He said he was preaching for brother Armapeet in Detroit this Sunday.

I thought Armapeet works a call center in Malaysia?

[coksiw]

OK, this is the actual correct information:

The name of the org was The General Assembly of the Apostolic Assemblies.
It came out of the Assemblies of God. It was founded in 1917, and it had an initial list of 154 ministries. So the issue was the impossibility of opting out of WWI, and the special railroads clergy rate for preachers.
This org didn't even have a general conference, it didn't last more than one year. It merged with the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, which could enjoy the preachers benefits they didn't have. They merged early 1918.
I think it was a good move.