Year founded 1913 Based in Springfield, Missouri | Country United States Language English | |
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Categories Christianity, Christian news Company General Council of the Assemblies of God in the United States of America | ||
Pentecostal Evangel is the official weekly magazine of the General Council of the Assemblies of God in the United States of America, with an average weekly circulation of approximately 200,000 worldwide. The weekly publishes inspirational features that focus on contemporary issues, biblical instruction and devotional guides, Christian news, and conversation pieces. The magazine's headquarters is located in Springfield, Missouri.
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History
Pentecostal Evangel was first published in 1913 as The Christian Evangel, one year before the formation of the Assemblies of God. Founders J. Roswell and Alice Flower created The Christian Evangel to report on revivals and missions activities.
From June 2002 to July 2009, the magazine was renamed Today's Pentecostal Evangel. It was also called The Weekly Evangel from 1915 to 1919, coinciding with the General Council locating its headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. The name Christian Evangel returned when the headquarters moved to Springfield, Missouri, its current location.
In November 2014, the magazine announced that it would discontinue its printed publication at the end of the year, and switch to an online version at penews.org.
Facts and Statistics
Since 1997, the Evangel has:
Pentecostal Evangel published its 5,000th edition on March 7, 2010.
Nine times each year, the Evangel collaborates with the Assemblies of God World Missions Department to devote an entire issue to world missions coverage. Through its World Missions Edition, readers receive a perspective and news on the fellowship's world missions efforts. (The World Missions Edition, replaced a separate magazine, Mountain Movers, which focused solely on missions.)