Founded | 1947Zürich, Switzerland | ,
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Type | Fellowship of Evangelical Pentecostal churches |
Headquarters | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Location |
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Members | 47 denominations |
Key people | William Wilson |
Website | pwfellowship.org |
The Pentecostal World Fellowship is an international fellowship of Evangelical Pentecostal churches and denominations from across the world. The headquarters is in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Its leader is William Wilson ( Tulsa, OK).
The Pentecostal World Fellowship was founded in 1947 at Zürich, Switzerland, during a conference of Pentecostal leaders. [1] This meeting was organized by Swiss pastor Leonard Steiner, who was assisted by David du Plessis. [2] Since then, the Conference has been conducted in various major cities around the world, every three years. [3] In 2001, the conference in Los Angeles, California, was convened in celebration of the Azusa Street Revival.
In 2019, William Wilson became Chairman of the organization. [4]
The Pentecostal World Fellowship has a conference every three years. [5]
Occasion | Year | Location |
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1st | 1947 | Zürich, Switzerland |
2nd | 1949 | Paris, France |
3rd | 1952 | London, United Kingdom |
4th | 1955 | Stockholm, Sweden |
5th | 1958 | Toronto, Canada |
6th | 1961 | Jerusalem, Israel |
7th | 1964 | Helsinki, Finland |
8th | 1967 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
9th | 1970 | Dallas, United States |
10th | 1973 | Seoul, South Korea |
11th | 1976 | London, United Kingdom |
12th | 1979 | Vancouver, Canada |
13th | 1982 | Nairobi, Kenya |
14th | 1985 | Zürich, Switzerland |
15th | 1989 | Singapore |
16th | 1992 | Oslo, Norway |
17th | 1995 | Jerusalem, Israel |
18th | 1998 | Seoul, South Korea |
19th | 2001 | Los Angeles, United States |
20th | 2004 | Johannesburg, South Africa |
21st | 2007 | Surabaya, Indonesia |
22nd | 2010 | Stockholm, Sweden |
23rd | 2013 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
24th | 2016 | São Paulo, Brazil |
25th | 2019 | Calgary, Canada |
26th | 2022 | Seoul, South Korea |
In 2023, the Pentecostal World Fellowship has 76 member representatives in 47 countries. [6]