The Executive Committee of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America met last week in Eugene, Oregon in regular session.Members of the PCCNA include the Church of God in Christ, Assemblies of God, Church of God, Int’l Pentecostal Holiness Church, the Int’l Church of the Foursquare Gospel and the Church of God of Prophecy, among others.
The PCCNA made news in a number of the leading newspapers with “The Memphis Miracle” where Black Pentecostal organizations joined with traditional white organizations for a historic demonstration of unity. It was the first such showing of unity since the Azusa Street Revival when it was said, “The Holy Ghost washed away the color-line.”
The Executive Committee hammered out a strategic vision which was passed by the larger board, centered around the acronym “POWER.” Pentecostal Celebration (Reclaiming Pentecost in our churches), Organizational Development, Widening the Witness through various forms of media, Emerging Leaders and Reconciliation and Justice are the key directions the PCCNA plans to go.
This meeting was in conjunction with the Society for Pentecostal Studies, an association of Pentecostal educators. The SPS honored Stanley Horton, an extremely humble, but thoroughly a great servant of God, theologian, and author for the Assemblies of God.
The Executive Committee of the PCCNA was elected to include:
- Chairperson - Jeff Farmer, President, Open Bible Churches
- Co-Chair - Jerry Macklin, 2nd Assistant President Bishop, Church of God in Christ
- Secretary - Clyde Hughes, General Overseer, Int’l Pent. Church of Christ
- Treasurer - Randy Howard, General Overseer, Church of God of Prophecy
- Members-at-Large: Ron Carpenter, Int’l Pentecostal Holiness Church; Raymond Culpepper, General Overseer, Church of God; Arthur Gray, Int’l Church of the Foursquare Gospel; David Wells, Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada; Elijah Williams, United Holy Church; and George Wood, Assemblies of God.
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