Federation of Pentecostal Churches (Germany)
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The Federation of Pentecostal Churches (German: Bund Freikirchlicher Pfingstgemeinden, abbreviated BFP) is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in Germany. With 64,807 members in 2022, it is the largest association of affiliated Pentecostal Denominations in Germany[1] and is the German branch of the Assemblies of God.[2]
| Federation of Pentecostal Churches | |
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| Bund Freikirchlicher Pfingstgemeinden K.d.ö.R. | |
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| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Orientation | Pentecostal |
| Leadership | Presidium with chairman Friedhelm Holthuis |
| Associations | Pentecostal European Fellowship, World Assemblies of God Fellowship |
| Headquarters | Erzhausen, Germany |
| Origin | 1954 |
| Congregations | 872 (January 2022) |
| Members | 64,807 (January 2022) |
| Seminaries | Theological Seminary Erzhausen |
| Official website | bfp |
History
Pentecostalism first came to Germany in 1906–1908, but the BFP was founded in 1954 as the Association of Christian Churches in Germany (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Christengemeinden in Deutschland, ACD).[3] It changed to its current name in 1982. There is a seminary of the German Federation of Pentecostal Churches in the town of Erzhausen: Theologisches Seminar Erzhausen, originally named Bible School Beröa.[4][5]
