General Council of the Assemblies of God
| Assemblies of God USA | |
|---|---|
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| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Pentecostal |
| Polity | mixed Presbyterian and Congregational polity |
| Leader | Douglas E. Clay |
| Associations |
National Association of Evangelicals |
| Region | United States |
| Headquarters | Springfield, Missouri |
| Origin | 1914 Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| Separated from | Church of God in Christ and Christian and Missionary Alliance |
| Merger of | Several Pentecostal groups |
| Separations | General Assembly of the Apostolic Churches |
| Congregations | 12,849 |
| Members |
3,127,857 adherents* |
| Ministers | 36,844 |
| Aid organization | Convoy of Hope |
| Official website | ag.org |
| *persons of all ages who identify with an AG church | |
National Association of Evangelicals
Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America
Pentecostal World Fellowship
Wesleyan Holiness Consortium
World Assemblies of God Fellowship
3,127,857 adherents*
The Assemblies of God USA (AG), officially the General Council of the Assemblies of God, is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in the United States founded in 1914 during a meeting of Pentecostal ministers at Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is the U.S. branch of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, the world's largest Pentecostal body. With a constituency of over 3 million, the Assemblies of God was the ninth largest denomination in the United States in 2011.
The Assemblies of God holds to a conservative, evangelical and Arminian theology as expressed in the Statement of Fundamental Truths and position papers, which emphasize such core Pentecostal doctrines as the baptism in the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues, divine healing and the Second Coming of Christ. It defines for itself a fourfold mission to evangelize others, worship God, disciple believers, and show compassion.
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