Apostolic Pastoral Congress

The Apostolic Pastoral Congress or "Apostolic Pastoral Congress of Great Britain" (Conventum Apostolicae Pastoralis Magnae Britanniae) is a collegiate collective of Christian bishops, pastors and other clergy in Great Britain. It is part of the Pentecostal Holiness movement. Its bishops claim apostolic succession.

The Apostolic Pastoral Congress is one of the forty-three "member-denominations" that together make up the membership of England's national ecumenical instrument: Churches Together in England. The Congress is also a member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.

The presiding prelate and executive director of the Congress is Archbishop Doyé Agama. Archbishop Agama is a trustee of Churches Together in England, a co-president of Greater Manchester Churches Together, and was the moderator of the Forum of Churches Together in England between 2012 and 2015.

The 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.

The Congress is a member of the Evangelical Alliance of Great Britain.

The Congress was formed (initially under the name "Apostolic Pastoral Association") during the first decade of the 21st century. It started in the north of England and now has country-wide membership. The Congress remains particularly active in Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas, and has its administrative office at Manchester.

In 2013, the presiding prelate of the Congress was elevated to the status of archbishop, at a ceremony held in Southwark Cathedral at London Bridge in central London, England.

The Congress is Pentecostal in character, firmly evangelical in its soteriology, sacramental in theology and practice. 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.

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