Pentecostal World Conference Information
The Pentecostal World Conference or Pentecostal World Fellowship is a fellowship of Pentecostal believers and denominations from across the world.
The Pentecostal World Conference meets every three years. The first conference was held in 1947 at Zürich, Switzerland. This meeting was organized by Swiss pastor Leonard Steiner, who was assisted by David du Plessis. Since then, the Conference has met at Paris, France (1949); London, England (1952); Stockholm, Sweden (1955); Toronto, Ontario (1958); Jerusalem, Israel (1961); Helsinki, Finland (1964); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1967); Dallas, Texas (1970); Seoul, Korea (1973); London, England (1976); Vancouver, British Columbia (1979); Nairobi, Kenya (1982); Zurich, Switzerland (1985); Singapore (1989); Oslo, Norway (1992); Jerusalem, Israel (1995), Seoul, Korea (1998), and Los Angeles, California (2001). The Los Angeles meeting was convened in celebration of the Azusa Street Revival. The 20th Conference met at Johannesburg, South Africa in 2004.
Pentecostal organizations that subscribe to the PWC Statement of Faith may apply for membership, which is subject to the approval of the Advisory Committee of the Pentecostal World Fellowship.
Members
- Apostolic Church of Pentecost of Canada (Canada)
- Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa
- Apostolic Faith Mission of Namibia (Namibia)
- Asia Assembly Mission Council (Hong Kong)
- Assembleias de Deus (Brazil)
- General Council of the Assemblies of God in the United States of America (USA)
- Australian Christian Churches (Australia)
- Assemblies of God in the United Kingdom (United Kingdom)
- Assemblies of God Nigeria (Nigeria)
- Assemblies of God of Malaysia (Malaysia)
- Assemblies of God of Singapore (Singapore)
- Assemblies of God Romania (Romania)
- Bund Freikirchlicher Pfingstgemeinden (Germany)
- Calvary Church (Malaysia)
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) (USA & International)
- Church of God in Christ (USA & International)
- Church of God in Korea (South Korea)
- Church of God in Mexico (Mexico)
- Church of the Foursquare Gospel in the Philippines (Philippines)
- Deeper Christian Life Ministry (Nigeria)
- Eglise des Assemblees de Dieu (Togo)
- Fida International (Finland)
- Foursquare Gospel Church of Canada (Canada)
- Graha Bethany (Indonesia)
- Hillsong (Australia)
- Hungarian Pentecostal Church (Hungary)
- Igreja Metodista Wesleyana (Brazil)
- International Church of the Foursquare Gospel (USA & International)
- International Pentecostal Holiness Church (USA & International)
- Jesus for every soul ministry www.prayerfort.org [India]
- Japan Assemblies of God (Japan)
- Liberia Assemblies of God (Liberia)
- Lighthouse Chapel International (Ghana)
- Manna International (India)
- New Life Assembly of God (India)
- Prayer Fort [India]
- Pakistan Assemblies of God (Pakistan)
- Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (Canada)
- Pentecostal Charismatic Churches of North America (North America)
- Pentecostal European Fellowship (Europe)
- Pentecostal Holiness Church (Hong Kong)
- Pentecostal Holiness Church of Canada (Canada)
- Pentecostal Movement of Norway (Norway)
- Renueve de Plenitud (Central America)
- Pentecostal Union of Romania (Romania)
- Swedish Pentecostal Movement (Sweden)
- The Swedish Pentecostal Research and Information Center (Sweden)
- Union of Pentecostal Churches of Lithuania (Lithuania)
External links
Categories:
- Pentecostalism
- International bodies of Protestant denominations
- Religious organizations established in 1947
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