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| Apostolic Church of God | |
|---|---|
| Biserica lui Dumnezeu Apostolică | |
| Type | Western Christianity |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Evangelical, Charismatic |
| Scripture | Bible |
| Theology | Holiness Pentecostalism |
| Polity | Congregationalist |
| President | Filip Ioan |
| Associations | |
| Region | Romania |
| Language | Romanian, Romani |
| Liturgy | Contemporary |
| Headquarters | Str. Carol Davila nr. 81, Sector 5, Bucharest |
| Origin | 10 September 1922[1] Păuliș, Arad County |
| Recognition | 1950 |
| Separations | Assemblies of God (Romania) (1996) |
| Congregations | 1,343 |
| Members | 404,307 (in 2022)[2] |
| Pastors | 354 |
| Secondary schools | 3 |
| Tertiary institutions | 1 |
| Other name(s) | Pentecostal Union of Romania |
| Publications | Cuvântul Adevărului |
| Official website | cultulpenticostal |
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The Pentecostal Union of Romania (Romanian: Uniunea Penticostală din România) or the Apostolic Church of God (Romanian: Biserica lui Dumnezeu Apostolică) is Romania's fourth-largest religious body and one of its eighteen officially recognised religious denominations. At the 2021 census, some 404,000 Romanians declared themselves to be Pentecostals (2.1% of the population).[2] Ethnically, as of 2002, they were 85.2% Romanians, 10.6% Roma, 1.9% Ukrainians, 1.8% Hungarians and 0.5% belonged to other groups.[3] They have 1,343 churches, 7,879 affiliates and 354 pastors,[4][5] along with strong lay leadership.[6] The denomination originates in the early 1920s and, headed by a central leadership, is divided into nine regional communities: Arad, Braşov, Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Constanţa, Oradea, Oltenia-Argeş (Craiova), Maramureş-Sătmar (Baia Mare) and Suceava.[7] Membership is concentrated in Crişana, Banat and northern Moldavia.[4]
- ^ (in Romanian) “Cultul creștin penticostal” at the Pentecostal Union of Romania site
- ^ a b "2022 Romanian Census (preliminary results)" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ (in Romanian) Populaţia după etnie şi religie, pe medii, at the 2002 Census official site; accessed March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b (in Romanian) "Uniunea Penticostală" Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, at the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs, Under-Secretariat for Culture and Religious Affairs; accessed April 7, 2008.
- ^ Bell, p. 500 gives 2,455 churches and 525 pastors as of December 2001. Rusu claims 2,311 churches.
- ^ Pope, p. 184.
- ^ Until 1989, the church had branches only at Arad, Oradea and Suceava, the one in Cluj being banned in 1959. Rusu.
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