Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
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| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Pentecostal |
| Associations | World Assemblies of God Fellowship, Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America |
| Region | Canada |
| Origin | 1919 |
| Separations | Apostolic Church of Pentecost 1921 |
| Congregations | 1,077 |
| Members | 234,385 |
| Official website | paoc.org |
The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) (French: Assemblées de la Pentecôte du Canada) is a Pentecostal Christian denomination and the largest evangelical church in Canada. It reports 239,267 adherents and 1,076 member congregations throughout Canada. Its headquarters is located in Mississauga, Ontario.
The PAOC is theologically evangelical and Pentecostal, emphasizing the baptism with the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. It historically has had strong connections with the Assemblies of God in the United States and is one of three Canadian branches of the Assemblies of God. The other two are the Canadian Assemblies of God and the Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The central beliefs of the Pentecostal Assemblies are summarized in its Statement of Fundamental and Essential Truths. The statement is consistent with general evangelical and Pentecostal beliefs.
The Pentecostal Assemblies, as stated in the Fundamental and Essential Truths, believe the Bible is the "all-sufficient source of faith and practice" and the "complete revelation and very Word of God inspired by the Holy Spirit". It subscribes to the doctrine of the Trinity, believing that God exists as three persons: the Father, the Son who is Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. The Pentecostal Assemblies believes that salvation has been provided for all humanity through the atonement of Christ upon the cross, and this was proven by his resurrection from the dead. Those who have faith in Christ and repent are born again of the Holy Spirit and receive eternal life. The person who repents and has faith in Christ is justified, not because of the believer's own merit but solely because the believer has accepted Christ as savior.
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