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Sounds of Praise Pentecostal Fellowship Ministries
The Sounds of Praise Pentecostal Fellowship Ministries is a predominately African-American Holiness-Pentecostal Christian Denomination (and fellowship of other Holiness churches) based in the United States. Originally birth out of the Fire Baptize Holiness Church of God of the Americas, Early members withdrew to form their own organization, the church was founded in Newark, New Jersey at the Historic St. Paul Sounds of Praise Pentecostal Fellowship Ministries Inc. in October 1994.

History
The church was founded by Founder Bishop Nathaniel Simmons, and Founding Bishops-Elect Charles W. Williams, Henry A. Tindal, J. Parks, John E. Bland, Walter B. Medlock, and Allen H. Simmons, consecrated and installed to the office of Bishopric, by the Presiding Prelate of the Churches of God In Christ, His Holiness Bishop Chandler D. Owens. The organization continues to spread across the United States, Predominately in South-Eastern Region, spreading into the Caribbean. Sounds of Praise Pentecostal Fellowship is birthed of of the African- American Pentecostal-Holiness Movement. The organization still strives to uphold the standards and doctrines of Holiness, by means of encouraging its members through repentance, justification, and sanctification.

Structure
The governmental structure of the organization is Episcopal. The Highest Official of the organization is a Presiding Prelate. The organization is also established by a Council of Bishops. The organization is also divided into Regions, led be Regional Bishops. The organization is one of the few Holiness-Pentecostal denominations to allow women to hold any office of the church. The organizations Licenses and Ordain; Affirmation of Apostles, Consecration of Bishops and the Ordination of Elders. The Organization also believes in the Ecclesiastical Offices of the Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastor and Teachers.

Mission & Vision
The mission of the Sounds of Praise Pentecostal Fellowship Ministries is; "We, the members of the Sounds of Praise Pentecostal Fellowship Ministries, Inc., are a Family of  Fellowship Churches nurtured and sustained by the unadulterated gospel of Jesus Christ, and by the Holy ordinances of the Canon.  We are reaching out to others with our lives and our talents; stewardship, fellowship and followship are the hallmark of our every effort to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ all across the land and into the world (Matthew 28:19). To this end, this family, The Sounds of Praise, is called to strive in each ministry with the spirit of excellence, and to help one another in love to reach their full God given Christian potential." The Vision of the Sounds of Praise Pentecostal Fellowship Ministries; "​''The Sounds of Praise Pentecostal Fellowship Ministries, Inc., is striving for excellence in the body of Christ. We are actively pursuing the lifestyle of holy living, dedicated to praise and worship. Through the word of God, we are making disciples across the globe. It is our endeavor to equip, empower and prepare the saints to be perfected (mature), work the ministry, and edify the body of Christ. We are reaching out with our lives, both temporally and spiritually, to win the lost. It is our utmost desire, to unite the body of Christ along cultural, racial and socio-economic, educational and denominational barriers. Through the power of the Holy Ghost, we will help bring the world to a life changing knowledge of Jesus Christ."''

Beliefs
Believe that God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal and unchanging in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness and truth.

Believe there is one God, Jehovah, the only true and living God.

Believe in the Trinity: God the Father, God the Son and, God the Holy Spirit.

Believe that the Bible is the unadulterated Word of God, unblemished, untainted, and authorized by God.

Believe in the salvation of mankind and that the only way we are saved, according to the Word of God, is by grace through faith alone. It is the gift of God. (Ephesians 2:15)

Believe in repentance, justification, sanctification and the baptism of the Holy Ghost and fire (Romans 5:1, John 17:17; 18:19, Matthew 3:11)

Believe in the blessed Hope, which is the rapture of the Church of God, through Christ Jesus, which shall be fulfilled at His return.

Believe in the gifts of the Spirit and that these gifts are in operation in the militant church.

(1 Corinthians 12:8-11)

Believe in water baptism by immersion and that baptism is a sign to the world that we have entered into       a covenant relationship with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. (Matthew 28:19)\

Believe in the affirmation of Apostles, consecration of Bishops and the ordination of Elders. We believe in the Ecclesiastical Offices of the Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the Body of Christ. (Ephesians 4:11)

Believe that worship, fellowship, friendship, leadership, and discipleship should be done to the glory of the Almighty God.

Believe in marriage, family, and the sanctity of the family, as recorded in the Holy Scriptures. (Genesis 2:18-25, 1 Corinthians 3:21)

Believe that Jesus shed his blood for the remission of sin. (Romans 3:25)

Believe in divine healing as in the atonement. (Isaiah 53:4-5, 1 Peter 2:24, James 5:14-15)

Believe that the tenth is the Lord's and each member is required to pay their tithes (tenth) and offerings. (Malachi 3:8, 1 Corinthians 9:5-15)

Believe we should live according to the teachings of the Word of God as recorded in the Bible. We believe that we should conduct ourselves as becoming Holy people of God and refrain from participating in anything that would dishonor God or bring a reproach upon the Church of God, and that we should dress ourselves in modest apparel according to the Word of God. (1 Timothy 2:9)

We, moreover, under the unction and anointing of the Holy Ghost, do henceforth engage in the

Sacraments and  Ordinances enacted by Christ and practice, which are;

1) Baptism (Matthew 28:19-20)

2) Communion (1 Corinthians 11:23-24).



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