Monday, April 28, 2025

Do Apostolic women still never cut their hair? Why haven't I heard of them applying to Guinness World Records for having the longest hair?

I remember from visiting the Faith Tabernacle in Junction City, KS in 2003 that all women seemed to have pretty long hair. That's when Edwin Young was pastor.

Then I learned they never cut it because they needed to be like angels who keep their hair growing long.

How long are the hairs of elderly lifelong Apostolic women these days? How do they manage and groom it? And how long do they take to groom and take care of it every day? Doesn't that become some kind of uncomfortable hassle? And why don't they apply for a Guinness World Record about their hair length?

Hopefully the Apostolic Churches of 2025 aren't just as uptight as the Faith Tabernacle was in 2003, right? I live in a different city now with another Apostolic church, so will they be more loosened up about how their church is run as opposed to the Faith Tabernacle in 2003 if I ever pay them a visit?

Not all Apostolic churches are run the same as the Faith Tabernacle in 2003 was, right? How are you guys different in 2025 than how you were in 2003?

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[–]Vast_Original7204 8 points 5 months ago

Most apostolic churches still teach for women to have uncut hair. I think you are misunderstanding how hair growth works. Just because you don't cut your hair doesn't mean that it just grows endlessly. Everyones hair has something called its terminal length- so at some point your hair naturally stops growing. And it can change through out your life time- pregnancy and childbirth, stress, race/ethnicity and age all effect your hairs ability to gain and maintain length. This is why we teach uncut hair and not long hair- my black friend's hair is shorter than mine yet her hair is just as uncut as mine.

Possibly there is some woman in an Apostolic Church somewhere whose hair is the longest in the world BUT we aren't growing out our hair for our own glory but for the glory of God so in all likelihood she isn't going to seek out that sort of recognition.