Mission Statement:

To make disciples everywhere by the proclamation and practice of the gospel of Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit; to establish local congregations and to train spiritual leaders.

Core Values:

We Value God: His Word, and His Creation, His redemptive purpose n Christ for the world, and His presence through the Holy Spirit.

We value people without Christ to whom we owe the compassion of Christ and an opportunity to recieve the gospel and enter into Chistian Fellowship.

We value individual believers and their personal commitment to Christ, the baptism in the Holy Spirit, discipleship, Christian family life, and fulfillment of the will of God.

We value local churches worldwide which are marked by sound doctrine, Pentecostal worship, every-member ministry, loving relationships, Holy Spirit - empowered evangelism, anointed proclamation and practical expression of Christian faith.

We value a cooperative fellowship that enhances the church's ability to fultill its mandate, through servant leadership, a shared vision, flexible structures, and strategic mobilization of its resources.

P.A.O.C. History

Evangelistic and Missionary:

Our charter of 1919 states three very significant purposes for which we exist:

To conduct a place or places of worship

To organize and conduct schools of religious instruction

To carry on home and foreign missionary work for the spread of the gospel

We began with the vision to reach the world with the life-saving power of the gospel. This vision was continually cast in every means of communication. The first issue of the Canadian Pentecostal Testimony in December 1920 contained a letter by the secretary-treasurer, R.E. McAlister, who spoke of the "opening up of new assemblies." The listing of churches within the Fellowship at that time stood at 27. By May 1, 1939, the Pentecostal Testimony was able to report over 300 assemblies affiliated. In 2008, with over 1,100 churches now being affiliated, this vision is still at the heart of our Fellowship: