The Apostolic Pastoral Congress or Apostolic Pastoral Congress of Great Britain, is a collegiate collective of Christian bishops, pastors and other clergy in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Apostolic Pastoral Congress forms part of the Convergence Movement, and its bishops claim apostolic succession. The Apostolic Pastoral Congress is a member of Churches Together in England. The organisation is also a member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland and the Evangelical Alliance of Great Britain. The President of the organisation is Bishop Moses Owusu-Sekyere. Bishop Moses was appointed to the role in October 2021, in succession to Archbishop Doyé Agama. Bishop Moses is a trustee of Churches Together in England. Archbishop Agama served as a trustee of Churches Together in England from March 2010-November 2018. He is a past co-president of Greater Manchester Churches Together, and he was the moderator of the Forum of Churches Together in England between 2012 and 2015. The Apostolic Pastoral Congress is listed in the UK Directory of Black & Multicultural Churches. However, the movement also includes several Asian churches and small numbers of white British churches as well. On 4 November 2021, Churches Together in England announced that APC's Bishop Mike Royal is to be CTE's next general secretary, when the present post-holder retires in 2022. History The Apostolic Pastoral Congress was formed (initially under the name "Apostolic Pastoral Association") during the first decade of the 21st century. It started in northern England and now has country-wide membership. The Apostolic Pastoral Congress remains particularly active in Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas, and has its administrative office at Manchester. In 2013, Bishop Doye Agama, who was at that time the presiding prelate of the Apostolic Pastoral Congress, was elevated to the status of archbishop, at a ceremony held in Southwark Cathedral at London Bridge in central London, England. Doctrine The Apostolic Pastoral Congress is High Church Pentecostal in character, firmly evangelical in its soteriology, and sacramental in theology and practice; regarding its relation to Convergence, it is also broad church. Members of the congress use adapted forms of ancient church liturgy whenever sacraments are expressed, but at other times allow more open styles of Pentecostal worship. As such, it may be identified as being part of the Convergence Movement. The congress also promotes knowledge of and respect for the ancient Christian Church of the first millennium in the British