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The United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI) is a Oneness Pentecostal denomination headquartered in Weldon Spring, Missouri. [1] The United Pentecostal Church International was formed in 1945 by a merger of the former Pentecostal Church, Inc. and the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ .
United Pentecostal Church International* 5.8m [16] Apostolic World Christian Fellowship* Jesus Miracle Crusade* Pentecostal Assemblies of the World* Pentecostal Churches of Christ* Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ* Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ; Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ; Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ* Independent*
The organization named United Pentecostal Churches of Christ came into being during 1992, as a result of a meeting convened by Bishop Ellis and held on May 29, 1992. [ 1 ] At the first plenary assembly (August 22, 1992), Bishop Ellis was recognized as general overseer and president.
This group met in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, to create an organization capable of issuing ministerial credentials named the General Assembly of the Apostolic Churches. The top officials of this new organization were D. C. O. Opperman and Howard A. Goss, formerly important leaders of the Assemblies of God. [5] Early Pentecostals were pacifists.
The Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ (PAJC) is one of the oldest active Oneness Pentecostal organizations in the world. Two of the largest Oneness Pentecostal organizations, United Pentecostal Church International and Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, were once part of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ and a third, the International Circle of Faith, traces its roots to the PAJC.
Formed during 1992 as a result of a meeting convened by J. Delano Ellis, [1] at least two Christian denominations claim descent from this organization: the Pentecostal Churches of Christ, and the United Covenant Churches of Christ. By the time of its founder's retirement, the denomination had 17 bishops, 300 churches, and approximately 500,000 ...
Local conferences will be administered by superintendents. This somewhat replicates U.S. Methodism prior to the 1939 merger of the northern and southern churches, which split in the 1840s over ...
UPCI can refer to: United Pentecostal Church International; University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute; Universidad Peruana de Ciencias e Informática, a university in Lima, Peru; United Provinces of Central Italy