Acts 6

This chapter is good evidence of the church having an organization. Grecians (who in this case are Jewish Grecian converts) are complaining that the 12 are not feeding their widows as well as the Hebrew widows. The 12 apostles realize they can't do everything. They can't feed the poor and be effective teachers and witnesses of Christ. So they appoint seven men to oversee the welfare program of the church. One of the seven is Nicolas who is a proselyte, a Greek who converted to Judaism and now to Christ. It's important to note that once these seven men are called, they are set apart with hands laid on their heads. In the church, one must be called, and one must set apart by the laying on of hands.

Stephen is evidently appointed as the head of the seven and it says he is full of faith and power and does great wonders and miracles. Then a group of Jews stir up the people and the leaders against him and bring him before the council. They bring in people to bear false witness against him and all the while they are testifying against him, it says his face was if "it had been the face of an angel."