Pentecostal Church in Poland

Christian denomination in Poland

Pentecostal Church in Poland

Kościół Zielonoświątkowy w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

Pentecostal Church in Bydgoszcz

Classification| Protestant
Orientation| Pentecostal
Bishop| Marek Kamiński
Districts| 7
Associations| World Assemblies of God Fellowship
Language| Polish
Headquarters| Warsaw
Territory| Poland
Origin| 20th century
Congregations| 240[1][2]
Members| 24,000[1][2]
Official website| https://kz.pl

The Pentecostal Church in Poland (Polish: Kościół Zielonoświątkowy w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) 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,[3] 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

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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.[4] The Church was forced join the United Evangelical Church of Poland during communism in 1947.[5] The Pentecostal Church in Poland was founded in 1987.[6]

It had 24,000 adherents and 240 congregations.[1][2]

It has three Bible schools with extension programs training about 150 students and facilitates several ministries.

## Administration

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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

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1. ^ a b c Halina Dmochowska i in. (2016). Mały Rocznik Statystyczny Polski 2016 (PDF) (in Polish). Vol. LIX. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. p. 115\. ISSN 1640-3630.
2. ^ a b c (in Polish) Kościoły i związki wyznaniowe w Polsce 2010-2013
3. ^ (in Polish) Nadzwyczajny Synod Kościoła Zielonoświątkowego
4. ^ Allan Anderson, An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2013, p. 100
5. ^ Allan Anderson, An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2013, p. 101
6. ^ William Kay, Anne Dyer, European Pentecostalism, BRILL, Leiden, 2011, p. 228

## External links

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