General Council of the Assemblies of God of India

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General Council of the Assemblies of God of India
Classification	Evangelical Christianity
Theology	Pentecostal
Superintendent	Rev. Paul Thangiah
Associations	World Assemblies of God Fellowship
Headquarters	Chennai, India
Origin	1995
Congregations	5,200
Official website	assembliesofgod.in

The General Council of the Assemblies of God of India is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in India. It is affiliated with the World Assemblies of God Fellowship. The headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

History

The General Council of the Assemblies of God of India has its origins in a mission of the Assemblies of God USA in Chennai in 1916. The council was founded in 1995. In 2016, it had 5,200 churches.

References

KRISTIN WILEMAN SHELDON, Assemblies of God in India Celebrates Centennial, news.ag.org, June 22, 2016
Michael Bergunder, The South Indian Pentecostal Movement in the Twentieth Century, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 2008, p. 46

External links

Official Website

Christian denominations in India

Catholic

Eastern Christianity

Oriental Orthodox	Jacobite Syrian Christian Church Malabar Independent Syrian Church Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Brahmavar Orthodox Church
Nestorian	Chaldean Syrian Church
Oriental Protestant	Believers Eastern Church Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India

Western Christianity

Protestant

Lutheran	Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Arcot Lutheran Church Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam India Evangelical Lutheran Church Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church South Andhra Lutheran Church Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India
Reformed	Congregational Church in India Evangelical Church of Maraland Free Presbyterian Church, Kalimpong Presbyterian Church of India Presbyterian Free Church of Central India Reformed Presbyterian Church North East India Reformed Presbyterian Church of India South India Reformed Churches United Church of Northern India – Presbyterian Synod
Anglican/United	Church of North India Church of South India
Baptist	Baptist Church of Mizoram Baptist Union of North India Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Convention Boro Baptist Church Association Boro Baptist Convention Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India (Arunachal Baptist Church Council Assam Baptist Convention Garo Baptist Convention Karbi-Anglong Baptist Convention Manipur Baptist Convention Nagaland Baptist Church Council) Evangelical Baptist Convention Mising Baptist Kebang North Bank Baptist Christian Association Orissa Baptist Evangelistic Crusade Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches Telugu Baptist Church Council Tripura Baptist Christian Union
Pentecostal	Assemblies of God in India Christian Congregation in India Christian Revival Church Manna Full Gospel Churches The Pentecostal Mission Indian Pentecostal Church of God Pentecostal Maranatha Gospel Church
Adventist	Southern Asia Division of Seventh-day Adventists

Restorationism

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Interdenominational
organisations

See also

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Asia	Cambodia Georgia Hong Kong (Ecclesia) Hong Kong (Mission Council) India Indonesia Japan Philippines South Korea South Korea (GwangHwaMun) South Korea (Jesus Assemblies) Malaysia Singapore Taiwan Thailand
Europe	Albania Austria Belarus Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France France (CCINE) Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Ireland Italia Kosovo Lithuania Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia (Christian Center) North Macedonia (Evangelical Church) Norway Poland Portugal Romania Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Ukraine
North America	Canada (former Italian Pentecostal Church of Canada) Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Canada United States
Latin America	Argentina Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao Bahamas Belize Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Martinique Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela West Indies
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Canada	ACOP FGCC MNC PAOC PAONL PHCC IAOGI
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Latin America

Oceania

v t e Christianity in Kerala
Denominations	Assemblies of God in India Believers Eastern Church Chaldean Syrian Church Church of God (Full Gospel) in India Church of South India Indian Pentecostal Church of God Jacobite Syrian Christian Church Kerala Brethren Latin Catholic Church Malabar Independent Syrian Church Mar Thoma Syrian Church Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church The Salvation Army St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India Syro-Malabar Church Syro-Malankara Catholic Church The Pentecostal Mission
Religious organisations	Divine Retreat Centre, Muringoor Jerusalem Retreat Center Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council Kerala Council of Churches Parumala Seminary Potta Ashram Thrikkunnathu Seminary
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