The Pentecostal Conference of North American Keralites (PCNAK) is an annual conference of Pentecostals of Keralite origin or from Kerala, India. The conference takes place annually in various cities of North America for the purpose of "mutual edification, fellowship and renewing friendships". PCNAK is reportedly the largest annual South Asian Christian conference in North America today with over 5,000 people in attendance.
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History
The first conference was held in 1983 at Oklahoma. List of the year and host city, state/province of PCNAK:
- 1983 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 1984 Cape May, New Jersey / Dallas, Texas
- 1985 Cleveland, Tennessee
- 1986 Houston, Texas
- 1987 Wayne, New Jersey
- 1988 Chicago, Illinois
- 1989 Dallas, Texas
- 1990 Orlando, Florida
- 1991 Cleveland, Tennessee
- 1992 Toronto, Ontario
- 1993 Syracuse, New York
- 1994 Chicago, Illinois
- 1995 Arlington, Texas
- 1996 Knoxville, Tennessee
- 1997 Lansing, Michigan
- 1998 Houston, Texas
- 1999 Somerset, New Jersey
- 2000 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 2001 Long Beach, California
- 2002 Atlanta, Georgia
- 2003 Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
- 2004 Virginia Beach, Virginia
- 2005 Rochester, New York
- 2006 Arlington, Texas
- 2007 Orlando, Florida
- 2008 Atlanta, Georgia
- 2009 Chicago, Illinois
- 2010 Houston, Texas
- 2011 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 2012 Hamilton, Ontario
- 2013 Hartford, Connecticut
- 2014 Lansing, Michigan
- 2015 Greenville, South Carolina
- 2016 Addison, Texas
- 2017 Columbus, Ohio
- 2018. Boston, Massachusetts
- 2019. Atlanta, Georgia
- 2020. Houston, Texas
- 2021. Albany, New York
- 2022. Honlulu, Hawaii
PCNAK Youth
PCNAK Youth is the English stream of PCNAK and generally people under 40 participates. The focus is on the spiritual well being of the young people as well as opportunity is created for sports and other activities. The Sports Day Tournaments include Men's Basketball, U-19 Basketball, Men's/Women's Volleyball, and other sports based on priorty expressed interest of the community.