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American missionaries brought Pentecostal doctrines to Indonesia in 1921. [3] The Union of Pentecostal Churches was founded in 1924, later renamed to Pentecostal Church of Indonesia. In 1946, a group split from Pentecostal Church of Indonesia, founding Bethel Full Gospel Church.
Pentecostal Church in Indonesia (Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia, GPdI) is a Pentecostal denomination of Indonesia. It was founded in 1921 and claims a seven-digit-membership. [1] It used to bear the name Vereeniging De Pinkstergemeente in Nederlandsch Oost Indie. [2] It is one of the largest Pentecostal denominations in Indonesia. [3]
There is also a separate Nontrinitarian group of Pentecostal Churches commonly called Oneness Pentecostal Churches, but because of their differing views on the Trinity, they are generally categorized separately from Trinitarian Pentecostal and Full Gospel churches. Many of the membership numbers below are reported by the denominations ...
Pentecostal denominations, who traditionally support the temperance movement, reject the use of wine as part of communion, using grape juice instead. [186] [187] Certain Pentecostal denominations observe the ordinance of women's headcovering in obedience to 1 Corinthians 11:4–13. [188] Foot washing is also held as an ordinance by some ...
The Indonesian Bethany Church Synod was established and officially recognized by the government through the Decree of the Director General of Christian Community Guidance, Ministry of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia No. DJ.III/Kep/HK 00.5/5/158/2003 on 17 January 2003, by Abraham Alex Tanuseputra. [1]
In 1967, an affiliation was formed with the Pentecostal Methodist Church of Chile, one of the largest national Pentecostal churches in the world and the largest non-Catholic church in Chile. [30] At the time, the Jotabeche Pentecostal Methodist congregation was the largest church in the world with over 60,000 members.
The Pentecostal Ministerial Alliance voted to merge with the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ, but the terms of the proposed merger were rejected by that body. Nevertheless, a union between the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ and the PAW was consummated in November 1931. The new body retained the name of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World.
United Pentecostal and Evangelical Churches (Netherlands) Pentecostal Church in Poland; Assemblies of God of Portugal; Assemblies of God in Romania; Russia Russian Assemblies of God; Union of Pentecostal Christians of Evangelical Faith; Apostolic Church in the Slovak Republic; Assemblies of God of Spain; Swiss Pentecostal Mission