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The UPCI Now Has One Million Constituents in the US and Canada

The United Pentecostal Church International has an estimated one million constituents in the United States and Canada for the first time in the organization’s history, according to results from the 2023 Senior Pastor Survey. At a February symposium hosted by Urshan Graduate School of Theology, UPCI General Superintendent Dr. David K. Bernard provided analysis of […]

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Order of the Faith Class of 2023 Inducted

UPCI Communications / Latest News / October 23, 2023 / news, Order of the Faith

The 2023 class of the UPCI Order of the Faith includes a longtime missionary couple, a pioneer evangelist, two prominent pastors, and the first Black minister to serve on the UPCI’s Executive Board. Jim and Martha Burton, Randy Keyes, Claude Paschal “C. P.” Kilgore, J. Ellis Myers, and Trevor Neil were officially inducted into the

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LifeSprings Summit Serves as Launch Pad for Apostolic Entrepreneurs

UPCI Communications / Latest News / October 16, 2023 / LifeSprings, news, Stewardship Group

Apostolic entrepreneurs will gather in St. Louis on October 27-28 for the annual LifeSprings Summit, an event that connects aspiring business leaders with the support and resources needed to achieve their dreams while blessing God’s kingdom. The event will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Subjects that will be discussed include updates on LifeSprings

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UPCI Ministers Choose New Global Missions Director, Youth President

UPCI Communications / Latest News / September 20, 2023 / General Conference, news

Dr. David K. Bernard has been reelected as general superintendent of the UPCI, a post he has held since 2010. The election took place during the annual business meeting of United Pentecostal Church International, which is part of the organization’s annual General Conference. This year’s General Conference is currently underway in Indianapolis, Indiana. All credentialed

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Move the Mission Announces Record Offering

UPCI Communications / Latest News / September 15, 2023 / news, Youth Ministries

The 2023 Move the Mission offering campaign has raised $8,737,279.69, a new single-year record that tops last year’s offering by $413,406.72. Move the Mission is a fundraising initiative of UPCI Youth Ministries. Donations to Move the Mission help finance missions and ministry projects around the world. Since it was established in 1953, Move the Mission

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General Conference Returns to Indianapolis

UPCI Communications / Latest News / September 4, 2023 / General Conference, news

The United Pentecostal Church International will host its annual General Conference September 19-22 at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. General Conference is the UPCI’s flagship event. The four-day gathering features dynamic worship and inspirational preaching, as well as practical instruction and networking opportunities for credentialed ministers and constituents alike. “General Conference is

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Revival Behind Bars: Hundreds Converted in Georgia Jail, Detention Center

UPCI Communications / Latest News / August 28, 2023 / Christian Prisoner Ministry, news, North American Missions

It has been a season of harvest at two Statesboro, Georgia, correctional facilities. As a result of outreach efforts by the Pentecostals of Statesboro, approximately sixty inmates from a local county jail and a nearby women’s detention center received the Holy Spirit during a ten-day stretch earlier this summer, and 107 were baptized in Jesus’

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NAYC 2023 Set to Begin in Downtown St. Louis

UPCI Communications / Latest News / July 24, 2023 / news, North American Youth Congress, Youth Ministries

One of the largest Christian youth events in North America begins later this week in downtown St. Louis. North American Youth Congress, a biennial conference for students and young adults, will be held July 26-28 at America’s Center. North American Youth Congress features youth-oriented worship and preaching and breakout sessions that address challenges students face

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NAYC Features Opportunity for Students to SERVE

UPCI Communications / Latest News / July 17, 2023 / news, North American Youth Congress, Youth Ministries

Students at North American Youth Congress will pack three thousand disaster relief supply buckets in preparation for future emergencies as part of SERVE, a collaboration between UPCI Youth Ministries and Reach Out America. The eighth SERVE event will occur Friday, July 28 at 2:00 p.m. in Halls 1 and 2 of the America’s Center in

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Number of UPCI Churches in Metro Areas Is on the Rise

UPCI Communications / Latest News / June 19, 2023 / Metro Missions, news, North American Missions

The number of UPCI churches in counties with more than one million residents has increased over the past two decades from 1,064 to 1,653, a 55 percent jump. (This reflects an annual growth rate of just over two percent). This increase in the number of churches in larger metropolitan areas is at least partly the

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