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It is intended mainly for youth and young adults, aimed at people ages 12 to 25. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The event features various breakout sessions, nightly services , and a talent search, [ 7 ] and students have the opportunity to participate in networking , fellowship, and community service over the course of three days.
NAYC is the largest event hosted by the United Pentecostal Church International and has been described as one of the largest, if not the largest, gathering of Christian youth in the US. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] The largest NAYC to date was in 2019, when NAYC was held at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri from July 31 to August 2.
Charles Fox Parham (June 4, 1873 – January 29, 1929) was an American preacher and evangelist.Together with William J. Seymour, Parham was one of the two central figures in the development and initial spread of early Pentecostalism, known as Holiness Pentecostalism.
The United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI) is a Pentecostal organization in the Oneness tradition. It has about 3 million constituents worldwide. The following is a list of universities and colleges affiliated with the UPCI.
In 1924, white leaders of the organization separated from the PAW to form the Pentecostal Church, Incorporated. This group subsequently merged with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ to become the present-day United Pentecostal Church International. [7]
Other youth were brought to Pentecostalism through friends and literature explaining the practices. [5] In the 1960s youth groups were created in urban towns to promote exposure of Pentecostalism to youth. [2] These youth groups have re-emerged through the Ethiopian Evangelical Student Association, which operates on all university campuses. [2]
In 1917, the YPWW was officially organized under the leadership of Elder Ozro Thurston Jones Sr., who in 1928 established the first Youth Congress bringing together youth leaders and workers on a national level. He began production of the YPWW Quarterly Topics to train the youth of the COGIC in the faith, doctrine, and polity of the church ...
Howard Archibald Goss (1883–1964) was a North American Oneness Pentecostal pastor and evangelist. He became the first superintendent of the United Pentecostal Church International, after it was formed from the merger of two Oneness Pentecostal organizations.