General Council of the Assemblies of God of India

Pentecostal Christian denomination in India

General Council of the Assemblies of God of India
Classification	Evangelical Christianity
Theology	Pentecostal
Superintendent	Rev. Paul Thangiah
Associations	World Assemblies of God Fellowship
Headquarters	Chennai, India
Origin	1995
Congregations	5,200
Official website	assembliesofgod.in

The General Council of the Assemblies of God of India is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in India. It is affiliated with the World Assemblies of God Fellowship. The headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

History

The General Council of the Assemblies of God of India has its origins in a mission of the Assemblies of God USA in Chennai in 1915. ^[1] The council was founded in 1995.^[2] In 2016, it had 5,200 churches.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Allan Anderson, An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2013, p. 140
^ Michael Bergunder, The South Indian Pentecostal Movement in the Twentieth Century, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 2008, p. 46

External links

Official Website

Christian denominations in India

Catholic

Catholic Church in India
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church

Eastern Christianity

Oriental Orthodox	Jacobite Syrian Christian Church Malabar Independent Syrian Church Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Brahmavar Orthodox Church
Nestorian	Chaldean Syrian Church
Oriental Protestant	Believers Eastern Church Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India

Western Christianity

Protestant

Lutheran	Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Arcot Lutheran Church Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam India Evangelical Lutheran Church Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church South Andhra Lutheran Church Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India
Reformed	Congregational Church in India Evangelical Church of Maraland Free Presbyterian Church, Kalimpong Presbyterian Church of India Presbyterian Free Church of Central India Reformed Presbyterian Church North East India Reformed Presbyterian Church of India South India Reformed Churches United Church of Northern India – Presbyterian Synod
Anglican/United	Church of North India Church of South India
Baptist	Baptist Church of Mizoram Baptist Union of North India Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Convention Boro Baptist Church Association Boro Baptist Convention Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India (Arunachal Baptist Church Council Assam Baptist Convention Garo Baptist Convention Karbi-Anglong Baptist Convention Manipur Baptist Convention Nagaland Baptist Church Council) Evangelical Baptist Convention Mising Baptist Kebang North Bank Baptist Christian Association Orissa Baptist Evangelistic Crusade Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches Telugu Baptist Church Council Tripura Baptist Christian Union
Pentecostal	Assemblies of God in India Christian Congregation in India Christian Revival Church Manna Full Gospel Churches The Pentecostal Mission Indian Pentecostal Church of God Pentecostal Maranatha Gospel Church
Adventist	Southern Asia Division of Seventh-day Adventists

Restorationism

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Interdenominational
organisations

See also

Category

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Asia	Cambodia Georgia Hong Kong (Ecclesia) Hong Kong (Mission Council) India Indonesia Japan Philippines South Korea South Korea (GwangHwaMun) South Korea (Jesus Assemblies) Malaysia Singapore Taiwan Thailand
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Latin America	Argentina Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao Bahamas Belize Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Martinique Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela West Indies
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Pentecostal World Fellowship (PWF)

Africa

Egypt
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Ghana (AOG)
Ghana (COP)
Ghana (UDOLGC)
Liberia
Namibia
Nigeria (AOG)
Nigeria (Sword of the Spirit)
Sierra Leone
South Africa (AFMI)
South Africa (AOG)
South Africa (Grace Bible Church)
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda

Asia

Bangladesh
Bangladesh (Pentecostal)
Hong Kong (Mission Council)
Hong Kong (PHC)
India (AOG)
India (Fellowship)
India (Assemblies)
India (Manna Ministries)
Indonesia (Bethany)
Indonesia (Bethel)
Japan
Malaysia (AOG)
Malaysia (Calvary)
Pakistan (AOG)
Pakistan (Bethel)
Philippines (AOG)
Philippines (Cathedral of Praise)
Philippines (Foursquare)
Philippines (Jireh)
Singapore (Alliance)
Singapore (AOG)
South Korea

Europe

Pentecostal European Fellowship
Estonia
Finland
Great Britain
Hungary
Italy
Lithuania
Netherlands
Romania
Sweden
Ukraine (Missionary Church)
Ukraine (Victory)

North America

Canada	ACOP FGCC MNC PAOC PAONL PHCC IAOGI
United States	AOG CGIOA Church of God COGIC COGOP Empowered21 / Oral Roberts University FGBCFI GCOR Foursquare IPHC PCG SSCCOGIC

Latin America

Argentina
Brazil (AOG)
Brazil (Wesleyan)
Haiti

Oceania

v t e Christianity in Kerala
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