Pentecostal World Fellowship
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)Founded | 1947 denominations | ,
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Key people | William Wilson |
Website | pwfellowship.org |
The Pentecostal World Fellowship is an international fellowship of
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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 Pentecostal World Fellowship has a conference every three years.[5]
Occasion | Year | Location |
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1st | 1947 | Zürich, Switzerland |
2nd | 1949 | Paris, France |
3rd | 1952 | London, United Kingdom |
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, United Kingdom |
12th | 1979 | Vancouver, Canada |
13th | 1982 | Nairobi, Kenya |
14th | 1985 | Zürich, 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 |
25th | 2019 | Calgary, Canada |
26th | 2022 | Seoul, South Korea |
Member organizations
In 2023, the Pentecostal World Fellowship has 76 member representatives in 47 countries. [6]
See also
- World Evangelical Alliance
- Bible
- Born again
- Worship service (evangelicalism)
- God in Christianity
- Believers' Church
References
- ^ J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 2223
- ^ Jelle Creemers, Theological Dialogue with Classical Pentecostals: Challenges and Opportunities, Bloomsbury Publishing, UK, 2015, p. 49
- ^ Pentecostal World Fellowship, Our History, pwfellowship.org, retrieved February 20, 2020
- ^ Pentecostal World Fellowship, Leadership, pwfellowship.org, retrieved February 20, 2020
- ^ Pentecostal World Fellowship, [1], pwfellowship.org, February 20, 2020.
- ^ Pentecostal World Fellowship, [2], pwfellowship.org, retrieved November 2, 2023
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