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The Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (P.A.W. or PAW) is a Oneness Pentecostal denomination headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. [3] Claiming an estimated 2 million members in approximately 4,000 churches as of 2022, the Association of Religion Data Archives reported the PAW as having 54,934 members in 108 U.S. churches. [4]
The Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ (PAJC) is one of the oldest active Oneness Pentecostal organizations in the world. Two of the largest Oneness Pentecostal organizations, United Pentecostal Church International and Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, were once part of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ and a third, the International Circle of Faith, traces its roots to the PAJC.
In 1944, Aenon moved to a three-story, 16-room campus in Indianapolis. In 1969, that facility was destroyed by fire. Aenon moved to the CCAF campus. In 1981, Aenon had completed its moved to the Pentecostal Plaza in Indianapolis. In 1996. the college moved to its present location, a three-story, 2300-square-foot building.
The movement to create LGBT-affirming Apostolic or Oneness Pentecostal churches began in 1980 in the city of Schenectady, New York. [7] [8] [9] The founder of the affirming Apostolic Pentecostal movement, Reverend William H. Carey, envisioned an international network of affirming Oneness Pentecostal churches, including the more fundamentalist theology inherent with such churches.
Strongly against church organization, the Scandinavian Pentecostal Assemblies remained independent and later developed into incorporated denominations, such as the AGIF and the Fellowship of the Christian Assemblies. It was founded in 1911. Ministers can only receive credentials by being endorsed by a local church.
Indiana Bible College (IBC) focuses on preparing students for careers in professional ministry. The college offers Associate of Arts and Bachelor of Arts programs in Biblical Studies, Worship Studies, and Missiology with academic minors in religious education, missiology, social science, theology, communications and media, and worship studies, youth ministries, and urban ministries.
The General Conference of the United Pentecostal Church International is an annual conference occurring yearly since 1945. [36] It is the highest governing body of the UPCI. [ 3 ] Attendees of the conference conduct business, receive training, network with colleagues, participate in worship sessions, and raise funds for various ministries.
The IAF does not regard itself as a religious denomination, but a fellowship composed of ministers from various Oneness Pentecostal organizations. Its purpose, as stated in their articles of faith, is to "allow brethren of like precious faith to fellowship, regardless of which oneness group they may or may not belong to."