General Council of the Assemblies of God Nigeria explained

General Council of the Assemblies of God Nigeria
Main Classification:Evangelical Christianity
Theology:Pentecostal
Associations:Assemblies of God
Founded Date:1934
Headquarters:Enugu, Nigeria
Congregations:16,300
Members:3.6 million

The General Council of the Assemblies of God, Nigeria is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in Nigeria affiliated with the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, with headquarters in Opkoto, Ebonyi State. In November 2022, Abel Amadi was elected the General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Nigeria.[1]

History

The General Council of the Assemblies of God Nigeria has its origins in the Nigerian Church of Jesus Christ and a partnership with the Assemblies of God USA in 1934.[2] The council was founded in 1964.[3] In 2019, it had 16,300 churches and 3.6 million members.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-11-17 . Assemblies of God Church elects Amadi new General-Superintendent . 2023-02-28 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  2. Ogbu Kalu, African Pentecostalism, Oxford University Press, USA, 2008, p.
  3. Richard Burgess, Nigeria's Christian Revolution, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2008, p. 71
  4. Web site: About Assemblies of God Nigeria . https://web.archive.org/web/20190308000749/http://aognigeria.org/about-agnigeria/ . 2019-03-08 . 2020-01-03 . unfit .

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