The Pentecostal Church in Poland () is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in Poland. It is the largest Pentecostal denomination in Poland and a part of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, Nadzwyczajny Synod Kościoła Zielonoświątkowego and the second largest Protestant denomination in Poland. The Pentecostal Church in Poland is a member of Pentecostal European Fellowship and Biblical Society in Poland. Headquartered in the city of Warsaw.
History The Pentecostal Church in Poland had its origins in the first bible college opened in 1929 by the Assemblies of God in the United States. Allan Anderson, An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2013, p. 100 The Church was forced join the United Evangelical Church of Poland during communism in 1947. Allan Anderson, An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2013, p. 101 The Pentecostal Church in Poland was founded in 1987. William Kay, Anne Dyer, European Pentecostalism, BRILL, Leiden, 2011, p. 228
It had 24,000 adherents and 240 congregations. Kościoły i związki wyznaniowe w Polsce 2010-2013
It has three Bible schools with extension programs training about 150 students and facilitates several ministries.
Administration The church is divided into seven districts: Central District, covering the Łódź and Masovian Voivodeships Eastern District, covering the Lublin, Subcarpathian and Świętokrzyskie Voivodeships Northern District, covering the Podlaskie and Warmian-Masurian Voivodeships Pomeranian District, covering the Kuyavian-Pomeranian and Pomeranian Voivodeships Southern District, covering the Lesser Poland and Silesian Voivodeships Western District, covering the Lower Silesian and Opole Voivodeships Western-Greater Poland District, covering the Greater Poland, Lubusz and West Pomeranian Voivodeships
References
External links
Official website of the Pentecostal Church in Poland