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The United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI) is a Oneness Pentecostal denomination headquartered in Weldon Spring, Missouri. [1] The United Pentecostal Church International was formed in 1945 by a merger of the former Pentecostal Church, Inc. and the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ .
For the Oneness Pentecostal movement called United Pentecostal Church or United Pentecostal Church International or UPCI, see United Pentecostal Church International. United Pentecostal Churches of Christ was a name used from 1992 until at least 2004 as the name of a Holiness Pentecostal denomination in the United States of America .
Internationally, the VPE is a member of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship (WAGF). Within Europe, the VPE cooperates closely with Assemblies of God churches in Germany and Flanders—the Federation of Pentecostal Churches and the Verbond van Vlaamse Pinkstergemeenten respectively.
UPCI can refer to: United Pentecostal Church International; University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute; Universidad Peruana de Ciencias e Informática, a university in Lima, Peru; United Provinces of Central Italy
Following a meeting on May 29, 1992, convened in Ohio by Bishop Ellis, several congregations affiliated together as the United Pentecostal Churches of Christ. [6] [7] The then newly formed United Pentecostal Churches of Christ recognized Bishop Ellis as their general overseer and president on August 22, 1992.
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]
Additionally, the bylaws of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel affirm that "marriage is a biblical covenant relationship between a man and a woman established initially by God." There are, however, a minority of LGBT affirming Pentecostal churches, both denominations and independent churches.
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.