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Assemblies of God

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World Assemblies of God
ClassificationEvangelical Pentecostal
TheologyFinished Work Pentecostal
GovernanceCooperative body
ChairmanDominic Yeo[1]
Region190 countries
Origin1914 (WAGF formally established 1988)
Separated fromChurch of God in Christ, Christian and Missionary Alliance, and various other denominations, including those of Reformed and Baptist traditions.[2]
Merger ofSeveral Pentecostal groups
SeparationsGeneral Assembly of Apostolic Assemblies, The Foursquare Church
Congregations367,398
Members68,500,000[3]
Missionary organizationWAGF Missions Commission
Aid organizationWorld Assemblies of God Relief and Development Agency
Official websiteworldagfellowship.org

The World Assemblies of God (AG), officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship (WAGF) is a global cooperative body of over 140 Pentecostal denominations. The WAGF (originally called World Pentecostal Assemblies of God Fellowship) was established on August 15, 1989, at the International Decade of Harvest Conference.[4][5] Founding delegates represented various national Pentecostal churches that were historically and theologically connected to the AG and in fraternal relationship with each other. WAGF was created to provide structure so that member denominations, which previously related to each other informally, could more easily cooperate on a global basis.

The organizational committee, in 1988, summarized the purposes for the WAGF:[5]

  1. Promote and facilitate world evangelization.
  2. Coordinate world relief.
  3. Coordinate the use of media and other technological resources to promote the cause of Christ in a way pleasing to Him.
  4. Provide a strong international platform to speak out on behalf of the suffering and persecuted churches.
  5. Coordinate theological education.
  6. Produce an international directory of Pentecostal churches, missions and other Pentecostal agencies to help share information.

Member denominations are independent and autonomous, but they are united by shared beliefs and history.

  1. ^ Executive Council Directory. Accessed January 13, 2022.
  2. ^ James Leo Garrett, Systematic Theology, Volume 2, Second Edition, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2014, p. 395; "those branches which derived from Baptist or Reformed roots have taught positional and progressive sanctification as distinguishable from baptism in or with the Spirit (e.g., Assemblies of God, International Church of the Foursquare Gospel)."
  3. ^ "Five AG Stats You Need to Know". 11 August 2017.
  4. ^ Molenaar, Willian. "The World Assemblies of God Fellowship: United in the Missionary Spirit". World Assemblies of God Fellowship Website. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  5. ^ a b Molenaar, Willian (2011). "The World Assemblies of God Fellowship: United in the Missionary Spirit". Assemblies of God Heritage, vol 31 p. 42-46. Retrieved 2024-08-13.

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