United Pentecostal Church International | |
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Abbreviation | UPCI |
Classification | Western Christian |
Orientation | Pentecostal |
Theology | Oneness Pentecostalism |
Polity | Congregational Presbyterian |
General Superintendent | David K. Bernard |
Headquarters | Weldon Spring, Missouri |
Origin | 1945 St. Louis |
Merger of | Pentecostal Church, Inc. and Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ |
Separations | Worldwide Pentecostal Fellowship Kingdom of Jesus Christ |
Congregations | 43,199 (2023) |
Members | 5,750,000 (2023) |
Ministers | 43,584 (2023) |
Missionaries | 691 |
Seminaries | 1 (Urshan Graduate School of Theology) |
Publications | Pentecostal Life |
Official website | upci.org |
Slogan | “The Whole Gospel to the Whole World by the Whole Church.” |
The United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI) is a Oneness Pentecostal denomination headquartered in Weldon Spring, Missouri.[1] The United Pentecostal Church International was formed in 1945 by a merger of the former Pentecostal Church, Inc. and the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ.[2]
The United Pentecostal Church International began with 521 churches and has grown, according to their own figures, to more than 43,000 churches, including daughter works and preaching points, 43,000 ministers, and a total constituency of over 5.75 million worldwide, making it the largest Oneness denomination.[3][4] The international fellowship of United Pentecostals consists of national organizations that are united as the Global Council of the UPCI,[5] which is chaired by the general superintendent of the UPCI, currently David K. Bernard.