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The history of The Glorious Apostolic Church has its beginnings under the leadership of the late Pastor/Overseer Roceda J. Hines. She was married to the late Willie Hines and was blessed with a total of fifteen children. Called to the ministry early during her marriage, Pastor Hines heeded the call to establish a ministry in Darlington, SC in May 1982. Initially, the ministry started as a prayer band in her residence with just a few participants. After much prayer and fasting Pastor Hines was led to an old, dilapidated washerette/doctor’s office on Avenue C in Darlington, SC. The condition of the building was seemingly unfit to occupy, but with the help of God and a few faithful hands the old run-down washerette was renovated into a place of worship within one month. In June 1982, the doors of St. Matthews Mission were officially opened with Roceda Hines as founder and pastor. Initially, services were held in only one side of the building, but as the congregation began to grow the m

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