Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury
Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury
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Patriarchal Parishes <strong>of</strong> the Russian<br />
Orthodox Church in the U.S.A.*<br />
This group <strong>of</strong> parishes is under the direct jurisdiction<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Patriarch <strong>of</strong> Moscow <strong>and</strong> All Russia,<br />
His Holiness Aleksy II, in the person <strong>of</strong> a Vicar<br />
Bishop, His Grace Mercurius, Bishop <strong>of</strong> Zaraisk.<br />
Headquarters<br />
St. Nicholas Cathedral, 15 E. 97th St., New York,<br />
NY 10029, Tel. (212)996-6638 Fax (212)<br />
427-5003<br />
Media Contact, Sec. to the Bishop, lgumen<br />
Joseph, Tel. (212)996-6638<br />
Email: bmercurius@ruscon.com<br />
Website: www.russianchurchusa.org<br />
Officers<br />
Secretary to the Bishop, Igumen Joseph<br />
Secretary <strong>of</strong> the Representation, Very Rev.<br />
Alex<strong>and</strong>er Abramov<br />
Pentecostal Assemblies <strong>of</strong> the<br />
World, Inc.<br />
This organization is an interracial Pentecostal<br />
holiness <strong>of</strong> the Apostolic Faith, believing in repentance,<br />
baptism in Jesus’s name <strong>and</strong> being filled<br />
with the Holy Ghost, with the evidence <strong>of</strong> speaking<br />
in tongues. It originated in the early part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
century in the Middle West <strong>and</strong> has spread<br />
throughout the country.<br />
Headquarters<br />
3939 Meadows Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46205, Tel.<br />
(317)547-9541 Fax (317)543-0513<br />
Media Contact, Admin., John E. Hampton, Fax<br />
(317)543-0512<br />
Website: www.pawinc.org<br />
Officers<br />
Presiding Bishop, Horace E. Smith<br />
Suff. Bishop, A. Glenn Brady, General Secretary,<br />
Youngstown, OH<br />
Bishops, Arthus Brazier; George Brooks; Ramsey<br />
Butler; Morris Golder; Francis L. Smith,<br />
Francis L.; Brooker T. Jones; C. R. Lee; Robert<br />
McMurray; Philip L. Scott; William L. Smith;<br />
Samuel A. Layne; Freeman M. Thomas; James<br />
E. Tyson; Charles Davis; Willie Burrell; Harry<br />
Herman; Jeremiah Reed; Jeron Johnson;<br />
Clifton Jones; Robert Wauls; Ronald L. Young;<br />
Henry L. Johnson; Leodis Warren; Thomas J.<br />
Weeks; Eugene Redd; Thomas W. Weeks, Sr.;<br />
Willard Saunders; Davis L. Ellis; Earl Parchia;<br />
Vanuel C. Little; Norman Wagner; George<br />
Austin; Benjamin A. Pitt; Markose Thopil; John<br />
K. Cole; Peter Warkie; Norman Walters;<br />
Alphonso Scott; David Dawkins<br />
Gen. Sec, Suffragan Bishop Edward Roberts<br />
Assist. Gen Sec., Suffragan Bishop A. Glenn Brady<br />
Gen. Treas., Suffragan Bishop Mark C. Tolbert<br />
Asst. Treas., Suffragan Bishop Carl A. Turner<br />
Pentecostal Church <strong>of</strong> God<br />
Growing out <strong>of</strong> the pentecostal revival at the<br />
turn <strong>of</strong> the 20th century, the Pentecostal Church <strong>of</strong><br />
God was organized in Chicago on Dec. 30, 1919,<br />
as the Pentecostal Assemblies <strong>of</strong> the U.S.A. The<br />
name was changed to Pentecostal Church <strong>of</strong> God<br />
in 1922; in 1934 it was changed again to The<br />
Pentecostal Church <strong>of</strong> God <strong>of</strong> America, Inc.; <strong>and</strong><br />
finally the name became the Pentecostal Church <strong>of</strong><br />
God (Incorporated.) in 1979.<br />
The International Headquarters was moved<br />
from Chicago, Illinois to Ottumwa, Iowa, in 1927,<br />
then to Kansas City, Missouri, in 1933 <strong>and</strong> finally<br />
to Joplin, Missouri, in 1951.<br />
The denomination is evangelical <strong>and</strong> pentecostal<br />
in doctrine <strong>and</strong> practice. Active membership<br />
in the National Association <strong>of</strong> Evangelicals <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Pentecostal/Charismatic <strong>Churches</strong> North America<br />
is maintained.<br />
The church is Trinitarian in doctrine <strong>and</strong> teaches<br />
the absolute inerrancy <strong>of</strong> the Scripture from<br />
Genesis to Revelation. Among its cardinal beliefs<br />
are the doctrines <strong>of</strong> salvation, which includes<br />
regeneration; divine healing, as provided for in the<br />
atonement; the baptism in the Holy Ghost, with the<br />
initial physical evidence <strong>of</strong> speaking in tongues;<br />
<strong>and</strong> the premillennial second coming <strong>of</strong> Christ.<br />
Headquarters<br />
4901 Pennsylvania, P.O. Box 850, Joplin, MO<br />
64802, Tel. (417)624-7050 Fax (417)624-7102<br />
Media Contact, Gen. Sec., Wayman C. Ming Jr.<br />
Email: generalsecretary@pcg.org<br />
Website: www.pcg.org<br />
Officers<br />
Gen. Bishop., Dr. Charles G. Scott<br />
Gen. Sec., Wayman C. Ming Jr.<br />
OTHER GENERAL EXECUTIVES<br />
Dir. <strong>of</strong> World Missions, Rev. Loyd L. Naten<br />
Dir. <strong>of</strong> Indian Missions, Dr. C. Don Burke<br />
Dir. <strong>of</strong> Youth Ministries, Rev. Joe Skiles, Jr.<br />
Dir. <strong>of</strong> Home Missions, Rev. Harry O. “Pat” Wilson<br />
ASSISTANT GENERAL SUPERINTENDENTS/<br />
BISHOPS<br />
Northwestern Division, Rev. Donald Manning<br />
Southwestern Division, Rev. Jan Lake<br />
North Central Division, Rev. Joseph Skiles, Sr.<br />
South Central Division, Rev. John Norvell<br />
Northeastern Division, Rev. Thomas E. Branham<br />
Southeastern Division, Rev. C.W. G<strong>of</strong>orth<br />
OTHER DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS<br />
Bus. Mgr., Gabriel Espinoza<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Women’s Ministry, Mrs. Janice Scott<br />
Periodicals<br />
The Pentecostal Messenger<br />
Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness<br />
Church<br />
Organized in 1918, this group consolidated<br />
with the Pentecostal Free Will Baptists in 1919.<br />
It maintains rigid discipline over members.<br />
Headquarters<br />
P.O. Box 261, La Grange, GA 30241-0261, Tel.<br />
(706)884-7742<br />
Media Contact, Gen. Mod., Wallace B. Pittman, Jr.<br />
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