Apostolic Christian Church

[1] The Apostolic Christian Church ordains only men, who are authorized to administer baptism, the Lord's Supper, and the laying on of hands.

The origins of the Apostolic Christian Church are found in the conversion experience of Samuel Heinrich Froehlich[2] (1803–57) of Switzerland.

In the early 1900s a disagreement arose over the practice of some European customs (namely, the wearing of a mustache) and the church split into two bodies (from 1901 to 1911).

The following two (one could say also three) sides belong to the beard (moustache)-accepting side: The remainder of Europe is made up of independent congregations in communion: The conversion experienced by each member varies in timing and detail, but all include repentance for one's sins, making restitution, confessing sins to God while in the presence of an elder of the church, and finding peace with God.

Converts give a testimony before the members of the church prior to the public baptism service, telling the story of their personal conversion experience.

This testimony, commonly referred to as a "proving", typically takes place the night before the baptism and is a closed member meeting.

This laying on of hands and prayer of consecration places the seal of the Holy Spirit on the life of the newly baptized.