Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America

The Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America is an interdenominational fellowship of pentecostal and charismatic churches in North America, existing for the purpose of promoting cooperation and understanding. It is a successor to the "Pentecostal Fellowship of North America".

Pentecostal Fellowship of North America

The "Pentecostal Fellowship of North America (PFNA)" was formed by eight pentecostal denominations in 1948 at Des Moines, Iowa. Before the Des Moines meeting, a rally was held in Washington, D.C., and plans for a constitution were formulated. Two of the leading figures of the Washington meeting were Bishop Joseph A. Synan and Oral Roberts.

Charter members of the PFNA

*Assemblies of God
*Church of God (Cleveland)
*Foursquare Gospel Church
*Pentecostal Holiness Church
*Open Bible Standard Churches

Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America

The Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA) was formed as part of a unification of charismatic and pentecostal bodies and a movement toward racial reconciliation. Whereas the PFNA was formed to help bridge doctrinal divisions, the PCCNA set a broader goal of also the racial and cultural gaps. At a meeting in 1994 in Memphis, Tennessee, the "Pentecostal Fellowship of North America" was dissolved, and the "Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America" was formed. PCCNA headquarters are in Los Angeles, California.

"We are gathered here in Memphis, Tennessee, to return to our roots and to recapture the initiative of the Spirit. This will be a time of repentance for the sins of the past. This will be a time of forgiveness as we rely upon the wonderful grace of our loving Heavenly Father and mirror that grace in our relationships with one another. The time has come for reconciliation! The time has come to recapture our heritage! We gather here as the children of God and heirs of the twentieth century pentecostal/charismatic renewal of the church. Our Father has called us to unity." - from an address of Bishop B. E. Underwood, Chairman of the PFNA, October, 1994

Members of the PCCNA

*Anchor Bay Evangelistic Association
*Assemblies of God
*Association of Vineyard Churches
*Bethel Gospel Tabernacle
*Center for Spiritual Renewal
*Christian Church of North America
*Church of God (Cleveland)
*Church of God in Christ
*Church of God Mountain Assembly
*Church of God of Prophecy
*Church of God of the Apostolic Faith
*Church on the Way
*Congregational Holiness Church
*Crenshaw Christian Center
*Elim Fellowship
*Faith Deliverance Christian Center
*Independent Assemblies of God, International
*International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
*International Pentecostal Church of Christ
*International Pentecostal Holiness Church
*Italian Pentecostal Churches of Canada
*Mt. Sinai Holy Church of America
*New Life Church
*Open Bible Standard Churches
*Open Bible Faith Fellowship
*Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
*Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland and Labrador
*Pentecostal Church of God
*Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church
*Pentecostal Holiness Church of Canada
*Regent University School of Divinity
*South Coast Fellowship
*Strang Communications
*The Fellowship (FGFCMI)
*United Evangelical Church
*United Holy Church of America
* [http://www.victory.com Victory Christian Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma]

External links

* [http://www.pctii.org/ Pentecostal - Charismatic Theological Enquiry International]
* [http://www.pctii.org/arc/underwoo.html The Memphis Miracle] , by B. E. Underwood

ee also

*Pentecostal World Conference