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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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US RELIGIOUS BODIES

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