Pentecostal World Fellowship

The Pentecostal World Fellowship is an international fellowship of Evangelical Pentecostal churches and denominations from across the world. The headquarters is in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Its leader is William Wilson (Tulsa, OK).

Pentecostal World Fellowship
Founded1947 (1947), Zürich, Switzerland
TypeFellowship of Evangelical Pentecostal churches
HeadquartersTulsa, Oklahoma
Location
  • 76 countries
Members
47 denominations
Key people
William Wilson
Affiliationsmore than 67 million
Websitepwfellowship.org

History

The Pentecostal World Fellowship was founded in 1947 at Zürich, Switzerland, during a conference of Pentecostal leaders.[1] This meeting was organized by Swiss pastor Leonard Steiner, who was assisted by David du Plessis.[2] Since then, the Conference has been conducted in various major cities around the world, every three years.[3] In 2001, the conference in Los Angeles, California, was convened in celebration of the Azusa Street Revival.

In 2019, William Wilson became Chairman of the organization.[4]

Conferences

The World Pentecostal Conference 1964 was held in Helsinki on Laakso riding arena.

The Pentecostal World Fellowship has a conference every three years.[5]

OccasionYearLocation
1st1947Zurich, Switzerland
2nd1949Paris, France
3rd1952London, UK
4th1955Stockholm, Sweden
5th1958Toronto, Canada
6th1961Jerusalem, Israel
7th1964Helsinki, Finland
8th1967Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9th1970Dallas, United States
10th1973Seoul, South Korea
11th1976London, UK
12th1979Vancouver, Canada
13th1982Nairobi, Kenya
14th1985Zurich, Switzerland
15th1989Singapore
16th1992Oslo, Norway
17th1995Jerusalem, Israel
18th1998Seoul, South Korea
19th2001Los Angeles, United States
20th2004Johannesburg, South Africa
21st2007Surabaya, Indonesia
22nd2010Stockholm, Sweden
23rd2013Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
24th2016São Paulo, Brazil
25th2019Calgary, Alberta, Canada
26th 2022 Seoul, South Korea

Member organizations

In 2022, the Pentecostal World Fellowship has 76 member representatives in 47 countries. [6]

ChurchCountryMembership
Federacion Confraternidad Evangelica PentecostalArgentina
Australian Christian ChurchesAustralia375,000
CRC Churches InternationalAustralia
Bangladesh Assemblies of GodBangladesh
The Pentecostal Assemblies of BangladeshBangladesh
Assembleias de Deus no BrasilBrazil22,500,000
Wesleyan Methodist ChurchBrazil516,203
Apostolic Church of Pentecost of CanadaCanada24,000
Foursquare Gospel Church of CanadaCanada
Open Bible Faith Fellowship of CanadaCanada
Pentecostal Assemblies of CanadaCanada234,385
Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland and LabradorCanada
Pentecostal Holiness Church of CanadaCanada
Independent Assemblies of God, InternationalCanada
Agape InternationalCroatia
Pentecostal Nordic FellowshipDenmark
Inheritance of nations ChurchEgypt
Estonian Christian Pentecostal ChurchEstonia
Full Gospel Believers ChurchEthiopia4,500,000
Pentecostal European FellowshipEurope
The Pentecostal Church of FinlandFinland
Lighthouse Chapel InternationalGhana
The Church of PentecostGhana3,000,000
United Denominations originating from Lighthouse group of churches-UDOLGC Ghana
Assemblies of God in Great BritainUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
International Mission of Holy Church of ChristHaiti
Asia Assembly Mission CouncilHong Kong
Pentecostal Holiness Church (Hong Kong)Hong Kong
Evangelical Pentecostal FellowshipHungary
Filadelfia churchIceland
Assemblies of God in IndiaIndia
Fellowship of the Pentecostal ChurchesIndia
Indian Pentecostal AssembliesIndia
Manna Full Gospel ChurchesIndia100,000
Bethany Church of IndonesiaIndonesia
Gereja Bethel IndonesiaIndonesia
Church of God in IrelandIreland
Federation of Pentecostal Churches (Italy)Italy50,000
Japan Assemblies of GodJapan10,766
Assemblies of God – KenyaKenya
Liberia Assemblies of GodLiberia
Union of Pentecostal Churches of LithuaniaLithuania
Assemblies of God of MalaysiaMalaysia
Calvary ChurchMalaysia
Victory Christian ChurchMoldova
Apostolic Faith Mission of NamibiaNamibia
United Pentecostal and Evangelical ChurchesNetherlands
Assemblies of God NigeriaNigeria
The Sword of the Spirit MinistriesNigeria
Pentecostal Movement of NorwayNorway
Pakistan Assemblies of GodPakistan
BMS Bethal ChurchPakistan
Cathedral of PraisePhilippines15,000
Church of the Foursquare Gospel in the PhilippinesPhilippines143,458
Jireh Evangel Church Planting Philippines Inc.Philippines
Assemblies of God RomaniaRomania
Samoa Pentecostal FellowshipvSamoa
Pentecostal Fellowship of Sierra LeoneSierra Leone
The Alliance of Pentecostal & Charismatic Churches of SingaporeSingapore
Assemblies of God of SingaporeSingapore
Apostolic Faith Mission of South AfricaSouth Africa1,200,000
Assemblies of God South AfricaSouth Africa
Grace Bible ChurchSouth Africa
Yoido Full Gospel ChurchSouth Korea800,000
Korea Assemblies of GodSouth Korea
The Swedish Pentecostal MovementSweden
Tanzania Assemblies of GodTanzania
Eglise des Assemblees de Dieu du TogoTogo
Miracle Fire International MinistriesUganda
Ukrainian Missionary ChurchUkraine
Assemblies of God USAUnited States2,928,143
Church Growth International of the AmericasUnited States
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)United States7,000,000
Church of God in ChristUnited States
Church of God of ProphecyUnited States1,500,000
Empowered 21 / Oral Roberts UniversityUnited States6,500,000
Full Gospel Baptist Church FellowshipUnited States2,000,000
Golgotha Church on the Rock, Inc.United States
International Center for Spiritual RenewalUnited States
International Church of the Foursquare GospelUnited States8,800,000
International Pentecostal Holiness ChurchUnited States4,600,000
Pentecostal Church of GodUnited States620,000
* United States : St. Stephen's Cathedral Church of God in ChristUnited States

See also

References

  1. J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 2223
  2. Jelle Creemers, Theological Dialogue with Classical Pentecostals: Challenges and Opportunities, Bloomsbury Publishing, UK, 2015, p. 49
  3. Pentecostal World Fellowship, Our History, pwfellowship.org, retrieved February 20, 2020
  4. Pentecostal World Fellowship, Leadership, pwfellowship.org, retrieved February 20, 2020
  5. Pentecostal World Fellowship, , pwfellowship.org, February 20, 2020.
  6. Pentecostal World Fellowship, , pwfellowship.org, retrieved November 5, 2022

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