The Berlin declaration (German: ''Berliner Erklärung'') was a theological statement by 56 leading Evangelic theologians in

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. The declaration condemns the German Pentecostal movement which had started two years earlier in

Kassel Kassel (; in Germany, spelled Cassel until 1926) is a city on the Fulda River in North Hesse, northern Hesse, in Central Germany (geography), central Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Kassel (region), Kassel and the d ...

. It stated that the Pentecostal movement was “not from above, but from below”. The declaration specifically mentions Jonathan Paul as the movement's leader, but it is not clear that Jonathan Paul saw himself as such. The declaration was formally revoked by the Gnadauer Gemeinschaftsverbandes in a statement of January 2009.This statement in German: This move is seen a major step toward reconciliation between Pentecostals and non-Pentecostal churches in Germany.

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Christian statements of faith Pentecostalism in Europe 1909 in Christianity 1909 documents {{Christian-theology-stub