What we believe

 APOSTOLIC - We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ instructed his apostles of his doctrine and commissioned or ordained them to carry forth His Teachings and Doctrine to all the world. This Church teaches and adheres to the doctrine of Christ as proclaimed to the world by his apostles. We believe that there is only One God and that Jesus Christ is the Only One True God as proclaimed by His Apostles, Moses and the Holy Prophets. Deuteronomy 4:35, 6:4; Isaiah26:19, 43:10, 1; Zechariah 12:10; Malachi 3:1; John 3:13, 14:5-9, Ephesians 2:20; I Timothy 3:16; I John 5:20

OVERCOMING - We believe that the Bible teaches that all believers must overcome the lusts and unclean habits of their flesh and spirit. We believe that the promise of God is to the believer who obeys and overcomes the work of the flesh through the persistence of unfeigned faith in God’s Word. Revelations 2:7, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21, 21: 7

HOLY - We believe that God is Holy and that it is His desire for those who serve Him to be Holy. We believe that the church belongs to God. His heaven is Holy, His angels are Holy, His throne is Holy, and therefore His Church must be Holy. Leviticus 11:44, 45; 20:7-8; Isaiah 6:3; II Corinthians 7:1; I Thessalonians 5:7; Hebrews 12:14

THIS CHURCH BELIEVES: That the Bible is Inspired, the Infallible Word of God and that every part of the scripture should be adhered to. II Timothy 3:15-17; II Peter 1:19-21 

 Mission: Our mission is to inspire and guide Young People in discovering the reality of Christian faith and their God-ordained destiny through biblical teaching. To build fellowship and unity among them that will facilitate and encourage spiritual growth. To provide a platform, for which they may exercise their God given gift and talent to the glory of Jesus Christ. [created by the late Elder G. LeBron Smith]

History: Founder of the Y.P.L.J. Band - The Late Mother Millie Allen Washington. During the month of July in 1920, a very young lady, Millie Lee Allen looked around and saw that the few young people in the church were idle, and pondered in her heart that there must be something we can do to get them more actively involved. With this thought in mind, she conversed with her pastor, known at the time as "Brother Willie" ( later to become the founder of the A.O.H. Church of God, Bishop William Thomas Phillips), that the young people desired to have their own little band. 

At the age of 17, Millie (known as Mother Millie Washington, the wife of Bishop David Washington, who was our second consecrated bishop) began to work diligently with the A.O.H. Church youth ministry. Mother Washington stated in a personal interview, "My plans were to have classes to teach the youth." Therefore, Millie Lee called Viola King, Mable Williams, and Mary Brown together and organized the Young Peoples Love Joy Band. The meeting was held in a borrowed church in the area of Mobile , Alabama , which was called Texas Hill. Viola King was elected president and Millie Lee taught the first lesson- Ephesians 5:1. 

As the church grew, so did the Y.P.L.J. Band. Its growth was so rapid Bishop Phillips deemed it necessary to nationalize the auxiliary. Thus, the National Youth Convention was organized and convened annually at a designated A.O.H. Church . We thank our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for giving Mother Washington this vision. For her works still stand today. The Y.P.L.J. Band exists in all our churches in the United States and abroad. We now have Y.P.L.J. Band books and lessons pertaining to the youth.