Federation of Pentecostal Churches (Germany)
The Federation of Pentecostal Churches ({{langx|de|Bund Freikirchlicher Pfingstgemeinden}}, abbreviated BFP) is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in Germany. With 56,275 members in 2019, it is the largest association of affiliated Pentecostal Denominations in Germany[https://www.bfp.de/statistiken-und-zahlen-zum-bfp.html Statistical figures for the BFP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213002029/https://www.bfp.de/statistiken-und-zahlen-zum-bfp.html |date=2017-02-13 }}. Accessed January 30, 2019. and is the German branch of the Assemblies of God.[http://ag.org/top/About/international_ag.cfm International Assemblies of God Fraternal Organizations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101025085509/http://ag.org/top/About/international_ag.cfm |date=2010-10-25 }}. Accessed October 20, 2010.
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).[http://www.bfp.de/pages/wir-ueber-uns/geschichte.php History of the Pentecostal Movement in Germany] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907034010/http://www.bfp.de/pages/wir-ueber-uns/geschichte.php |date=2010-09-07 }}. BFP. Accessed October 20, 2010. It changed to its current name in 1982. There is a seminary of the German Federation of Pentecostal Churches in the town of Erzhausen: Bible School Beröa also called Theologisches Seminar Beröa.[http://ifphc.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/history-of-the-bfp-in-germany/ wordpress.com, Pentecostal Heritage Center, Jan, 29, 2014][https://ifphc.wordpress.com/category/reviews/page/3/ wordpress.com, Pentecostal Heritage Center, History of the BFP, Jan, 3, 2010]
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External links
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