Apostolic Christian Church

This article is about the denomination formerly known as the Evangelical Baptist Church. For the Pentecostal denominations, see Apostolic Church (disambiguation) and New Apostolic Church. For the Armenian National Church, see Armenian Apostolic Church.

The Apostolic Christian Church (ACC) is a family of denominations tracing their origins to the work of Samuel Heinrich Fröhlich; the tradition is also known outside of North America and Australia as The Community of Evangelical Anabaptists, Nazareans, or Fröhlichians. The Apostolic Christian Church belongs to the Anabaptist tradition, along with being one of the first groups to embrace Evangelicalism in Europe, this led to fast growth that slowed as the churches slowly adapted to a growing amount of old Anabaptist converts in the United States. The Apostolic Christian Church practices credobaptism, closed communion, greeting other believers with a holy kiss, a capella worship in some branches (in others, singing is with piano), and the headcovering of women during services. The Apostolic Christian Church ordains only men, who are authorized to administer baptism, the Lord's Supper, and the laying on of hands.

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