Pentecostal World Fellowship

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Pentecostal World Fellowship
Founded1947;78 years ago (1947), Zürich, Switzerland
TypeFellowship of Evangelical Pentecostal churches
Headquarters Tulsa, Oklahoma
Location
  • 76 countries
Members47 denominations
Key people
 William Wilson
Website pwfellowship.org

The Pentecostal World Fellowship is an international fellowship of Evangelical Pentecostal churches and denominations from across the world. The headquarters is in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Its leader is William Wilson (Tulsa, OK).

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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 World Pentecostal Conference 1964 was held in Helsinki on Laakso riding arena. World Pentecostal Conference Helsinki 1964.jpg
The World Pentecostal Conference 1964 was held in Helsinki on Laakso riding arena.

The Pentecostal World Fellowship has a conference every three years. [5]

OccasionYearLocation
1st1947 Zürich, Switzerland
2nd1949 Paris, France
3rd1952 London, United Kingdom
4th1955 Stockholm, Sweden
5th1958 Toronto, Canada
6th1961 Jerusalem, Israel
7th1964 Helsinki, Finland
8th1967 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9th1970 Dallas, United States
10th1973 Seoul, South Korea
11th1976 London, United Kingdom
12th1979 Vancouver, Canada
13th1982 Nairobi, Kenya
14th1985 Zürich, Switzerland
15th1989 Singapore
16th1992 Oslo, Norway
17th1995 Jerusalem, Israel
18th1998 Seoul, South Korea
19th2001 Los Angeles, United States
20th2004 Johannesburg, South Africa
21st2007 Surabaya, Indonesia
22nd2010 Stockholm, Sweden
23rd2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
24th2016 São Paulo, Brazil
25th2019 Calgary, Canada
26th2022 Seoul, South Korea
27th2025 Helsinki, Finland [6]

Member organizations

In 2023, the Pentecostal World Fellowship has 76 member representatives in 47 countries. [7]

See also

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, pwfellowship.org, retrieved February 20, 2020
  4. ↑ Pentecostal World Fellowship, Leadership, pwfellowship.org, retrieved February 20, 2020
  5. ↑ Pentecostal World Fellowship, , pwfellowship.org, February 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ GO&Make! 27th Pentecostal World Conference, Helsinki June 4-7, 2025 , pwc2025.fi, retrieved March 2, 2025
  7. ↑ Pentecostal World Fellowship, , pwfellowship.org, retrieved November 2, 2023

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