Pentecostal World Fellowship

Fellowship of Evangelical Pentecostal churches

Pentecostal World Fellowship

Founded	1947; 72 years ago (1947), Zürich, Switzerland
Type	Fellowship of Evangelical Pentecostal churches
Headquarters	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Location	33 countries
Members	61 denominations
Website	pentecostalworldfellowship.org

The Pentecostal World Fellowship is a fellowship of Evangelical Pentecostal churches and denominations from across the world. The headquarters is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its leader is the Malaysian Prince Guneratnam.

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Conferences
  


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  3 Statement of Faith
  


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  4 Member organizations
  


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  5 References
  


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  6 External links
  

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 2010, the Malaysian Prince Guneratnam becomes president of the organization. ^[4]

Conferences

PWF has a conference every three years. ^[5]

Occasion	Year	Location
1st	1947	Zurich, Switzerland
2nd	1949	Paris, France
3rd	1952	London, UK
4th	1955	Stockholm, Sweden
5th	1958	Toronto, Canada
6th	1961	Jerusalem, Israel
7th	1964	Helsinki, Finland
8th	1967	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9th	1970	Dallas, United States
10th	1973	Seoul, South Korea
11th	1976	London, UK
12th	1979	Vancouver, Canada
13th	1982	Nairobi, Kenya
14th	1985	Zurich, Switzerland
15th	1989	Singapore
16th	1992	Oslo, Norway
17th	1995	Jerusalem, Israel
18th	1998	Seoul, South Korea
19th	2001	Los Angeles, United States
20th	2004	Johannesburg, South Africa
21st	2007	Surabaya, Indonesia
22nd	2010	Stockholm, Sweden
23rd	2013	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
24th	2016	São Paulo, Brazil

Statement of Faith

1. We believe the Bible to be inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.


2. We believe that there is one God, and one God has three appearances as in The Father,The Son and The Holy Spirit to Human kind.


3. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father and in His personal return in power and glory.


4. We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit through faith in Jesus Christ is absolutely essential.


5. We believe in the baptism in the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance according to Acts 2:4, and in the operation of the spiritual gifts and ministries.


6. We believe in the ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life.


7. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved to eternal life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.


8. We believe in the church of Jesus Christ and in the unity of believers.


9. We believe in the practical application of the Christian faith in every day experience and in the need to minister to people in every area of life, which includes not only the spiritual but also the social, political and physical.

Member organizations

In 2018, PWF has 61 denominations members in 33 countries. ^[6]

• Argentina : Federacion Confraternidad Evangelica Pentecostal


• Australia : Australian Christian Churches
  


• Australia : CRC Churches International
  


• Bangladesh : Bangladesh Assemblies of God


• Bangladesh : The Pentecostal Assemblies of Bangladesh


• Brazil : Assembleias de Deus no Brasil


• Brazil : Wesleyan Methodist Church
  


• Canada : Apostolic Church of Pentecost of Canada
  


• Canada : Foursquare Gospel Church of Canada
  


• Canada : Open Bible Faith Fellowship of Canada


• Canada : Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
  


• Canada : Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland and Labrador
  


• Canada : Pentecostal Holiness Church of Canada


• Canada : Independent Assemblies of God, International
  


• Ethiopia : Full Gospel Believers Church
  


• Europe : Pentecostal European Fellowship


• Finland : The Pentecostal Church of Finland


• Ghana : Lighthouse Chapel International
  


• Ghana : The Church of Pentecost
  


• Great Britain : Assemblies of God in Great Britain
  


• Haiti : International Mission of Holy Church of Christ


• Hong Kong : Asia Assembly Mission Council


• Hong Kong : Pentecostal Holiness Church
  


• Hungary : Evangelical Pentecostal Fellowship


• India : Assemblies of God of India


• India : Fellowship of the Pentecostal Churches


• India : Manna Full Gospel Churches
  


• Indonesia : Bethany Church of Indonesia


• Japan : Japan Assemblies of God
  


• Liberia : Liberia Assemblies of God


• Lithuania : Union of Pentecostal Churches of Lithuania


• Malaysia : Assemblies of God of Malaysia


• Malaysia : Calvary Church


• Namibia : Apostolic Faith Mission of Namibia


• Netherlands : United Pentecostal and Evangelical Churches
  


• Nigeria : Assemblies of God Nigeria


• Nigeria : The Sword of the Spirit Ministries


• Norway : Pentecostal Movement of Norway


• Pakistan : Pakistan Assemblies of God


• Philippines : Cathedral of Praise
  


• Philippines : Church of the Foursquare Gospel in the Philippines
  


• Philippines : Jireh Evangel Church Planting Philippines Inc.


• Romania : Assemblies of God Romania


• Samoa : Samoa Pentecostal Fellowship


• Singapore : Assemblies of God of Singapore


• South Africa : Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa
  


• South Africa : Assemblies of God South Africa


• South Africa : Grace Bible Church


• South Korea : Korea Assemblies of God


• Sweden : The Swedish Pentecostal Movement


• Togo : Eglise des Assemblees de Dieu du Togo


• Uganda: Miracle Fire International Ministries


• United States : Assemblies of God USA
  


• United States : Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
  


• United States : Golgotha Church on the Rock, Inc.


• United States : International Center for Spiritual Renewal


• United States : International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
  


• United States : International Pentecostal Holiness Church
  


• United States : St. Stephen's Cathedral Church of God in Christ
  

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, pentecostalworldfellowship.org, Malaysia, retrieved January 7, 2019
   


4. 
   ^ Pentecostal World Fellowship, LEADERSHIP, pentecostalworldfellowship.org, Malaysia, retrieved January 7, 2019
   


5. 
   ^ Pentecostal World Fellowship, OUR HISTORY, pentecostalworldfellowship.org, Malaysia, retrieved January 7, 2019
   


6. 
   ^ Pentecostal World Fellowship, Membership, pentecostalworldfellowship.org, Malaysia, retrieved January 7, 2019
   

External links

• 
  Christianity portal
  

• 
  Official website
  

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