History of Pentecost
Lesson Eight:  Organization

Need For Proper Organization
•	Why is organization necessary?
•	Funds
•	Congregations
•	Ministers and trust
•	Bible schools
•	Missionary efforts
•	Statement of doctrinal beliefs

Early Holiness Organizations
•	The Apostolic Faith
•	The Church of God in Christ
•	The Church of God
•	The Fire Baptized Holiness Church
•	The Pentecostal Holiness Church

Assemblies of God
•	Founded in April 1914
•	120 ministers
•	E.N. Bell – First General Chairman
•	Sovereignty of the local church maintained

Need for Oneness Organizations
•	General Assembly of the Apostolic Assemblies
•	The Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
•	The Pentecostal Ministerial Alliance
•	The Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ
•	The Pentecostal Church Incorporated

United Pentecostal Church
•	Founded in September 1945
•	Merged Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ and the Pentecostal Church Inc.
•	1800 ministers at the time of merger
•	900 churches at the time of merger