Pentecostal Church in Poland
| Pentecostal Church in Poland | |
|---|---|
| Kościół Zielonoświątkowy w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | |
World Assemblies of God Fellowship | |
| Language | Polish |
| Headquarters | Warsaw |
| Territory | Poland |
| Origin | 20th century |
| Congregations | 240[1][2] |
| Members | 24,000[1][2] |
| Official website | https://kz.pl |
The Pentecostal Church in Poland (
Protestant denomination in Poland. The Pentecostal Church in Poland is a member of Pentecostal European Fellowship and Biblical Society in Poland. Headquartered in the city of Warsaw
.
History
The Pentecostal Church in Poland had its origins in the first bible college opened in 1929 by the Assemblies of God in the United States.[4] The Church was forced join the United Evangelical Church of Poland during communism in 1947.[5] The Pentecostal Church in Poland was founded in 1987.[6]
It had 24,000 adherents and 240 congregations.[1][2]
It has three Bible schools with extension programs training about 150 students and facilitates several ministries.
Administration
The church is divided into seven districts:
- Central District, covering the Łódź and Masovian Voivodeships
- Eastern District, covering the Lublin, Subcarpathian and Świętokrzyskie Voivodeships
- Northern District, covering the Warmian-MasurianVoivodeships
- Pomeranian District, covering the Kuyavian-Pomeranian and PomeranianVoivodeships
- Southern District, covering the Lesser Poland and Silesian Voivodeships
- Western District, covering the Lower Silesian and Opole Voivodeships
- Western-Greater Poland District, covering the Greater Poland, Lubusz and West Pomeranian Voivodeships
References
- ^ ISSN 1640-3630.
- ^ a b c (in Polish) Kościoły i związki wyznaniowe w Polsce 2010-2013
- ^ (in Polish) Nadzwyczajny Synod Kościoła Zielonoświątkowego
- ^ Allan Anderson, An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2013, p. 100
- ^ Allan Anderson, An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2013, p. 101
- ^ William Kay, Anne Dyer, European Pentecostalism, BRILL, Leiden, 2011, p. 228
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