The Pentecostal World Fellowship is a cooperative body of Pentecostal churches and groups worldwide of approved standing. It is not a legislative body to any national entity, but it is rather a coalition of commitment for the furtherance of the Gospel to the ends of the world and thus shall function as a service agent to:
Statement of Faith
The Pentecostal World Fellowship has adopted the following document which crosses denominational lines to form a guiding principle for membership. Members of the PWF should subscribe to the following Statement of Faith:
We believe:
Mission and Purpose
Historically, the purpose of the Pentecostal World Fellowship has been to create an opportunity for a triennial gathering of Pentecostal groups to share in mutual information; support and edification called the Pentecostal World Conference. More recently a change of name and purpose was approved from one of simply chairing a Pentecostal World Conference every three years to a new set of purposes. These purposes are to:
Membership
Any national council or fraternal organization, which subscribes to the Statement of Faith and can substantiate such agreement through organizational statements of faith, which desires to cooperate in the work of the PWF, is eligible to apply for membership. They shall complete a membership application and submit it to the office of the chairperson with an attached recommendation letter from an Advisory Committee member representing the region of the applicant. Membership is subject to the approval of the Advisory Committee.
In accepting membership in the PWF, each member thereby accepts responsibility for assisting in the furtherance of the purpose and work of the Fellowship. There will be annual membership dues required to join, and continue in, membership in the PWF. Annual membership dues will be governed according to the criteria and rate established by the Advisory Committee of the PWF at its annual meeting.
Independent organizations and churches are welcome to apply for membership provided they meet the same qualifications as voting members. They shall complete and submit a membership application form to the office of the chairperson with an attached recommendation letter from an Advisory Committee member representing the region of the applicant. The Advisory Committee shall act upon the application at their next meeting.
History
Meetings are every three years in a key city of the world. These conferences have been conducted in Zurich (1947), Paris (1949), London (1952), Toronto (1958), Jerusalem (1961), Helsinki (1964), Rio de Janeiro (1967), Dallas, Texas (1970), Seoul (1973), London (1976), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1979), Nairobi (1982), Zurich (1985), Singapore (1989), Oslo (1992), Jerusalem (1995), Seoul (1998), Los Angeles, California (2001), South Africa (2004) and Indonesia (2007).
The advisory committee is responsible to plan and implement arrangements for the triennial conferences.
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