The Assemblies of God in Great Britain (AoG GB) is a

Pentecostal Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement

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. It is affiliated with the World Assemblies of God Fellowship. Its headquarters are in

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, England.

History

The Assemblies of God in Great Britain has its origins in the beginning of

Pentecostalism Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement

in Great Britain in 1907.J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, ''Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices'', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 217 The British Assemblies of God were founded in

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in 1924. In 1946, it had 403 churches. The standard hymnal of Assemblies of God has traditionally been the

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. Although as time has moved on, the style of music within Assemblies of God Churches has become more varied. On 22 October 2005 the Irish Region was allowed to join with the Irish Assemblies of God, Republic of Ireland to form the

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.Launch of the Assemblies of God Ireland
Assemblies of God Great Britain has more than 500 churches.

Beliefs

The Assemblies of God Great Britain believes: *The

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is the inspired Word of

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, the

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, all sufficient rule for faith and practice. It also believes in: *The

Trinity The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the central dogma concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God th ...

; *The virgin birth, sinless life, miraculous ministry, substitutionary atoning death, bodily

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, triumphant ascension and abiding

intercession Intercession or intercessory prayer is the act of praying to a deity on behalf of others, or asking a saint in heaven to pray on behalf of oneself or for others. The Apostle Paul's exhortation to Timothy specified that intercession prayers s ...

Jesus Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

and in his personal, visible, bodily

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in power and glory as the blessed hope of all believers; *The

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, who was created pure and upright, but fell by voluntary transgression; *

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through

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in Christ, who, according to the Scriptures, died for the

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s of humanity, was buried and was raised from the dead on the third day, and that through his

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grants redemption; *This experience is the

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and is an instantaneous and complete operation of the Holy Spirit upon initial faith in Jesus Christ; *All who have truly repented and believed in Christ as Lord and Saviour are commanded to be baptised by immersion in water; *

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as an enduement of the believer with power for service, the essential, biblical evidence of which is the

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as the Holy Spirit gives utterance; *The ongoing operation of

spiritual gifts A spiritual gift or charism (plural: charisms or charismata; in Greek singular: χάρισμα ''charisma'', plural: χαρίσματα ''charismata'') is an extraordinary power given by the Holy Spirit."Spiritual gifts". ''A Dictionary of the ...

and the fivefold ministry (the "gifts of Christ") in the

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; *

Holiness Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...

of life and conduct in obedience to the command of God; *Deliverance from sickness by divine healing is provided for in the atonement; *The regular observance of the

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for all who have truly repented and believe in Christ as Lord and Saviour; *Bodily

of all men, the everlasting conscious bliss of all who truly believe in Jesus Christ and the everlasting conscious punishment of all whose names are not written in the

Book of Life In Christianity and Judaism, the Book of Life (Hebrew: ספר החיים, transliterated ''Sefer HaChaim''; ''Biblíon tēs Zōēs'') is the book in which God records, or will record, the names of every person who is destined for Heaven and th ...

Structure

The Assemblies of God is divided into three geographical regions: England, Scotland and Wales. Each area is overseen by an area leader and together they form the National Leadership Team. In 2019, Glyn Barrett, leader of !Audacious Church in Manchester, became the national leader.Alex Williams
Assemblies of God's new GB leader says 'God told me 25 years ago I'd be here'
premier.org.uk, UK, March 2, 2019 On 26 September 2018 a new articles of association was adopted and a new board of directors elected composed of Darren Millar AM, Lukas Dewhirst, Keely Morley, Racheal Ita, Eliana Whyte, Paul Weaver and Mark Wiltshire.

References

External links

* {{Pentecostal World Fellowship 1924 establishments in the United Kingdom

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