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Pentecostal Fellowship Of North America
The Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA) is an interdenominational fellowship of Pentecostal and charismatic churches and denominations in North America, existing for the purpose of promoting cooperation and understanding. It is a successor to the Pentecostal Fellowship of North America (PFNA). PCCNA headquarters are in Los Angeles, California. History Pentecostal Fellowship of North America The Pentecostal Fellowship of North America was formed by eight Pentecostal denominations in 1948 at Des Moines, Iowa. Before the Des Moines meeting, a rally was held in Washington, D.C., and plans for a constitution were formulated. Two of the leading figures of the Washington meeting were Bishop Joseph A. Synan and Oral Roberts. The following were charter members of the PFNA: *Assemblies of God USA *Church of God (Cleveland) *International Church of the Foursquare Gospel *International Pentecostal Holiness Church *Open Bible Standard Churches Racial reconciliation and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interdenominational
Interdenominationalism is an evangelical Protestant movement of cooperation among various Christian denominations. History The movement has its origins in the founding of the London Missionary Society, a missionary society, in 1795 by various evangelical denominations who had an interdenominational vision of the mission. It developed with the founding of the Evangelical Alliance in 1846 in London, England by 52 evangelical denominations. Various other evangelical organizations have also contributed to the interdenominational movement. In the Biblical studies, there was the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students in 1947. In the christian humanitarian aid, World Vision International in 1950. There is also had the emergence of various interdenominational Bible colleges. In 1951, the World Evangelical Alliance "(World Evangelical Fellowship)" was founded by evangelical leaders from 21 countries at the first general assembly in Woudschoten (Zeist) in Netherlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charismatic Movement
The charismatic movement in Christianity is a movement within established or mainstream Christian denominations to adopt beliefs and practices of Charismatic Christianity with an emphasis on baptism with the Holy Spirit, and the use of spiritual gifts ('' charismata''). It has affected most denominations in the US, and has spread widely across the world. The movement is deemed to have begun in 1960 in Anglicanism, and spread to other mainstream protestant denominations, including Lutherans and Presbyterians by 1962 and to Roman Catholicism by 1967. Methodists became involved in the charismatic movement in the 1970s. The movement was not initially influential in evangelical churches, and although this changed in the 1980s in the so called Third Wave, this was often expressed in the formation of separate evangelical churches such as the Vineyard Movement - neo-charismatic organisations that mirrored the establishment of Pentecostal churches. Many traditional evangelical chur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentecostal Assemblies Of Canada
The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) (french: Les Assemblées de la Pentecôte du Canada) is a Pentecostal Christian denomination and the largest evangelical church in Canada."Wycliffe, PAOC Sign Partnership Agreement" , Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada, May 29, 2008. Accessed August 17, 2011.Krysia P. Lear "All in the Family" , ''Faith Today'' (May/June 1995). Accessed August 17, 2011. It reports 239,267 adherents and 1,076 member congregations throughout Canada. Its headquarters is located in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Bible Churches
Open Bible Churches (OBC), formerly known as Open Bible Standard Churches (OBSC), is an association of Pentecostal churches with headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Open Bible is similar in doctrine and practice to the Assemblies of God in that the adherents believe in the modern-day gifts of the Holy Spirit, with speaking in tongues as one of the evidences of the gifts being manifested in the believer. Generally, each congregation owns its own property and calls its own pastor. The organization is affiliated with the National Association of Evangelicals, the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America, and the Pentecostal World Conference. Open Bible Churches is affiliated with New Hope Christian College, an accredited Bible college in Eugene, Oregon, INSTE Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, Harvest Bible College, located at First Church of the Open Bible in Des Moines, Iowa, and Toledo School of Ministry in Toledo, Ohio. Open Bible publishes the ''Message of the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Pentecostal Church Of Christ
The International Pentecostal Church of Christ (or IPCC) is an organization formed in 1976 by the merger of two Pentecostal organizations. In 1907, Gaston B. Cashwell, called the ''Apostle of Pentecost in the South'', founded a periodical called ''The Bridegroom's Messenger'', in Atlanta, Georgia. About the same time, Paul and Hattie Barth started a church. The Barths became editors of ''The Bridegroom's Messenger''. In 1918, they began ''Beulah Heights Bible School'' in Atlanta, and in 1921 they organized an association that became the ''International Pentecostal Assemblies''. John Stroup, a member of the Methodist Protestant Church, professed receiving the baptism of the Holy Ghost in 1908. Stroup was one of the first individuals to take the Pentecostal message into southern Ohio and parts of Kentucky. He organized the ''Pentecostal Church of Christ'' in Flatwoods, Kentucky in 1917. The body originally headquartered in Ashland, Kentucky, and later in London, Ohio. In 1976, the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Fellowship Of Christian Assemblies
The International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies (IFCA), formerly known as the Christian Church of North America (CCNA), is a North American Pentecostal denomination with roots in the Italian-American community. Central offices are located in Transfer, Pennsylvania. Ministries of the church include Benevolence, Home Missions, FOCUS, Foreign Missions, Education, Lay Ministries, and Public Relations. A convention is held annually, and their official publication is ''Vista'', a quarterly magazine. Membership in 2000 was about 7200 in 96 churches in the United States. They also have other affiliated congregations the United States and internationally in Africa, Australia, Canada, Europe, India, Brazil and South America. Rev. Mike Player is the General Overseer of the denomination. History The International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies is part of the larger Pentecostal movement that began in the United States during the first part of the 20th century and is rooted in a reviva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Assemblies Of God International
The Independent Assemblies of God International (IAOGI) is a pentecostal Christian association with roots in a revival of the 1890s among the Scandinavian Baptist and Pietist communities in the United States. ''Independent Assemblies of God International'' is a member of the ''Pentecostal Charismatic Churches of North America''. International offices are located in Laguna Hills, California. History In 1907, the Mission of William Howard Durham inspired many congregations and individuals to learn about the Pentecostal movement through Mission in Chicago. One of his assistant elders, F. A. Sandgren, published the ''Folke-Vennena'' a periodical for Scandinavians and many Midwest churches joined the Pentecostal movement. In 1918, the denomination was organized as the ''Scandinavian Assemblies of God in the United States of America, Canada and Foreign Lands'' with A. W. Rasmussen. In 1935, at the annual convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, they merged with another group named the ''I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foursquare Church
The Foursquare Church is an Evangelical Pentecostal Christian denomination founded in 1923 by preacher Aimee Semple McPherson. The headquarters are in Los Angeles, California, United States. History The church has its origins in a vision of "Foursquare Gospel" (or "Full Gospel") during a sermon in October 1922 in Oakland, California by the evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. According to chapter 1 of Book of Ezekiel, Ezekiel had a vision of God as revealed to be four different aspects: a man, a lion, an ox and an eagle. It also represents the four aspects of Christ: "Savior, Baptizer with the Holy Spirit, Healer and Soon and Coming King." This was the vision and name she gave at Foursquare Church, founded in 1923 in Los Angeles. Despite some affinities with Pentecostals, her beliefs are interdenominational. She opened the Angelus Temple in Echo Park in 1923, seating 5,300 people. The attendance has become a megachurch with 10,000 people. McPherson was a flamboyant celebrity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elim Fellowship
Elim Fellowship is a North American–based Pentecostal/charismatic Christian Ministry founded in 1933. Elim Fellowship's headquarters is located in Lima, NY. History Elim Bible Institute was founded in 1924 by Ivan Q. Spencer and his wife Minnie Spencer in Hornell, New York. Spencer, a young minister, had a vision to train ministers to work in revival and renewal movements. The Elim Fellowship began a few years later in 1933 as the Elim Ministerial Fellowship, an informal fellowship of ministers who had graduated from Elim Bible Institute. In 1947, this loose network was incorporated as Elim Missionary Assemblies. In 1972 the name Elim Fellowship was officially adopted. Elim, describing itself as a "worldwide revival fellowship", serves, supports, and networks pastors, missionaries, churches, and other ministers and ministries. The Elim Fellowship of Evangelical Churches and Ministers (Canada) was incorporated in 1982. The administrative headquarters of the fellowship are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congregational Holiness Church
The Congregational Holiness Church is a Holiness Pentecostal Christian denomination that was formed in 1921. History The ''Congregational Holiness Church'' shares the early history of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, from which it withdrew. In 1920 a schism came into the ''Pentecostal Holiness Church'' over the relation of divine healing and the use of medicine. Some pastors believed Christians had the right to use medicine and doctors, while the majority of the church believed in trusting God for healing without the use of medicine and doctors. The minority withdrew and formed the ''Congregational Holiness Church''.CHC website (2008) Led by Reverends Watson Sorrow and Hugh Bowling, a delegation from 12 churches met on January 29, 1921 at the church in High Shoals, Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of God Of Prophecy
The Church of God of Prophecy is a Holiness Pentecostal Christian church. It is one of five ''Church of God'' bodies headquartered in Cleveland, Tennessee, that arose from a small meeting of believers who gathered at the Holiness Church at Camp Creek near the Tennessee/North Carolina border on Saturday, June 13, 1903. The Church of God of Prophecy has congregations and missions in over 130 countries, with a membership of over 1,500,000 History the Church of God of Prophecy , Church of God of Prophecy website, accessed Aug 10, 2008 In 2006, membership in the United States was 84,762 in 1,871 Churches. Ministries of the Church include homes for children, bible training institutes, youth camps, ministerial aid, and Spirit and Life Seminary. The Church operates [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of God Mountain Assembly
The Church of God, Mountain Assembly (CGMA) is a holiness Pentecostal Christian body formed in 1907, with roots in the late 19th-century American holiness movement and early 20th-century Pentecostal revival. The denomination maintains headquarters in Jellico, Tennessee and is a member of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America (formerly the Pentecostal Fellowship of North America). The main geographical strength of the body (about 65% of the churches) is in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. But, they are also in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Indiana, Montana, West Virginia, Alabama, Michigan, and Kansas. There were over 10,000 members in over 103 USA churches in 2018, and nearly 720 churches in 21 nations. The denominations World Missions Department serves foreign nations with children's homes, schools, pastors, and churches. History In the late nineteenth century, several ministers of the South Union Baptist Association of United Baptists embraced the holiness m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
