World Assemblies of God Fellowship

The Assemblies of God has grown to over 30 million members worldwide and is the largest Pentecostal Fellowship in the world. In July 1988, Dr. J. Philip Hogan, executive director of the Division of Foreign Missions, the Assemblies of God, USA, invited general superintendents from 40 nations to gather in Springfield, Missouri, USA. They discussed the possibility of active cooperation in world evangelism with a special focus on the harvest decade for the 1990s. A Provisional Committee composed of Assemblies of God representatives from each continent was chosen to propose means for implementing a worldwide Fellowship. The delegates at this Decade of Harvest Conference unanimously adopted and signed the document, the "Declaration of a Decade of Harvest."

In August 1989, the International Decade of Harvest Conference convened at Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Upon the recommendation of the Provisional Committee, the delegates adopted the documents known as the "World Pentecostal Assemblies of God Fellowship Constitution and Bylaws." Dr. Hogan was elected the first chairman of the Fellowship and served until 1992. Dr. David Yonggi Cho was elected chairman in 1992 and is the current chairman. In 1993, the name of the Fellowship was changed to World Assemblies of God Fellowship.

In August 1996, the Executive Committee addressed the need for the Fellowship to go beyond the decade of harvest, beyond the 1990s. With a sense of the imminence of the Lord's return, there is also a sense of great spiritual hunger and need in this world.

Purpose

The purpose of the Fellowship is to pursue the fulfillment of the Lord's command to evangelize the lost in the shortest possible time, providing them the opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel in all of its fullness, by encouraging and assisting one another, promoting harmonious relationships, and seeking the most effective means of its accomplishment under the dynamic leadership of the Holy Spirit.

Objectives

• To support and encourage one another in the task of missions and evangelism
• To promote Christian fellowship and cooperation among Pentecostal and Assemblies of God people throughout the world
• To affirm commitment to the Bible as God's complete and authoritative written revelation to humanity
• To bear testimony to the distinctive truths of the full gospel of Jesus Christ
• To provide non-legislative means of consultation and cooperation among the member churches, regional councils, and related agencies
• To share mutual concerns and insights relating to the various crucial, spiritual, and temporal issues of the Church
• To promote ministerial and missionary education with special emphasis on world evangelization
• To uphold one another in prayer and administer relief in times of crises
• To advance biblical, theological, and moral standards among the members
• To promote exchange of personnel in special areas of ministry

Nations Represented

107 Fellowships are members of the world Assemblies of God Fellowship

Africa (28)
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Republique Democratique du Congo (2), Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya (2), Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi (2), Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Zimbabwe (2)

Asia Pacific (24)
Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Korea (South), Laos, Malaysia, Micronesia (Chuuk, Guam, Kosrai, Palau, Pohnpei, Rota, Saipan, Tinian, & Yap), Mongolia, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Island, Taiwan, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam

Europe (20)
Belarus, Canary Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan

Latin America / Caribbean (26)
Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, West Indies

Middle East (3)
Egypt, Iran, Jordan

North America (2)
Canada, United States of America

Southern Asia (4)
Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka