Samoan Assemblies of God
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The Sāmoan Assemblies of God Fellowship (Sāmoan: Le Fa'apotopotoga a le Atua Samoa) or SAOG is a Pentecostal fellowship of churches. Established in 1928 on the Islands of American Sāmoa, it reached the Western Islands and outer countries with large Sāmoan communities, such as New Zealand, America and Australia. It has over 430 churches worldwide with over 55,000 adherents.
Unlike other evangelical and charismatic Sāmoan groups, the Sāmoan Assemblies of God has rejected many traditional Samoan cultural practices. It is currently under the leadership of General Superintendent Pastor Samani Pulepule
, who has been the superintendent of the New Zealand Samoan Assemblies of God
for over 40 years, and was recently elected as chairman of the Worldwide Fellowship at the Samoan Assemblies of God 15th World Conference in Sāmoa 2006.
There are similar sounding organizations which are distinct from the SAOG. These include the following: Sāmoan Independent Assemblies of God, and Assembly of God Church of Sāmoa.
Unlike other evangelical and charismatic Sāmoan groups, the Sāmoan Assemblies of God has rejected many traditional Samoan cultural practices. It is currently under the leadership of General Superintendent Pastor Samani Pulepule
Samani Pulepule
Dr Samani Pulepule was a Samoan minister since the early 1960's in the Assemblies of God movement. Dr Pulepule was also the General Superintendent of the Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand for over 40 years. Recently during a World Conference in Samoa in 2006, Dr Pulepule was elected as the...
, who has been the superintendent of the New Zealand Samoan Assemblies of God
Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand Incorporated
The Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand Incorporated are a group of Pentecostal churches predominately made up of Samoan people. Established in New Zealand in the early 1960s by a group of Pentecostals from Samoa bringing the message of Pentecostalism to their Samoan people living in New Zealand...
for over 40 years, and was recently elected as chairman of the Worldwide Fellowship at the Samoan Assemblies of God 15th World Conference in Sāmoa 2006.
There are similar sounding organizations which are distinct from the SAOG. These include the following: Sāmoan Independent Assemblies of God, and Assembly of God Church of Sāmoa.
Doctrine
Statistics
The data shown below are primarily drawn from the World Christian Database (2006 ed) but also contains national denominational data and/or Census where indicated.Country | Name | Total members (2006) |
Alaska Alaska Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait... , USA |
Samoan Assemblies of God in Alaska | 2,100 |
American Samoa American Samoa American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa... |
Assemblies of God in American Samoa | 12,000 |
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
Samoan Assemblies of God in Australia Incorporated | 9,000 |
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Munich and Berlin Samoan Assemblies of God Germany | 950 |
Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of... , USA |
Samoan Assemblies of God in Hawaii | 7,000 |
USA | Samoan Fellowship of the Assemblies of God in Mainland USA | 15,000 |
New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand Incorporated The Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand Incorporated are a group of Pentecostal churches predominately made up of Samoan people. Established in New Zealand in the early 1960s by a group of Pentecostals from Samoa bringing the message of Pentecostalism to their Samoan people living in New Zealand... |
19,000 |
Samoa Samoa Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in... |
Assemblies of God in Samoa | 28,200 |
Tokelau Tokelau Tokelau is a territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean that consists of three tropical coral atolls with a combined land area of 10 km2 and a population of approximately 1,400... |
Samoan-Tokelauan Assemblies of God | 260 |
Tuvalu Tuvalu Tuvalu , formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. It comprises four reef islands and five true atolls... |
Assemblies of God Samoa in Tuvalu | 3,500 |
Churches
- New Zealand Samoan Assemblies of God
- Samoan Assemblies of God in Australia
- Samoan Assemblies of God in Mainland USA
Megachurches
- Auckland Samoan Assembly of God Inc. (NZL)
- Brisbane Samoan Assembly of God (AUS)
- Faleasiu Assembly of God (SAM)
- Lotopa Upper Room (SAM)
- Mangere Samoan Assembly of God Inc. (NZL)
- Melbourne Samoan Assembly of God (AUS)
- Mount Roskill Samoan Assembly of God Inc. (NZL)
- Napier Samoan Assembly of God Trustboard (NZL)
- Otara Samoan Assembly of God Inc. (NZL)
- Papatoetoe Samoan Assembly of God Trustboard (NZL)
- Porirua Samoan Assembly of God Trustboard (NZL)
- Puapua Assembly of God (AMS)
- Seattle Samoan Assembly of God (USA)
- Tafuna Assembly of God (AMS)
- Multi-Cultural Worship Center (USA)
Affiliated fellowships
- Samoa – The Assemblies of God in Samoa
- American Samoa – The Assemblies of God in American Samoa
- New Zealand – The Samoan Assemblies of God in New ZealandSamoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand IncorporatedThe Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand Incorporated are a group of Pentecostal churches predominately made up of Samoan people. Established in New Zealand in the early 1960s by a group of Pentecostals from Samoa bringing the message of Pentecostalism to their Samoan people living in New Zealand...
- Australia – The Samoan Assemblies of God in Australia Incorporated and/or Australian Sāmoan Christian Churches
- Mainland USA – The Samoan Fellowship of the Assemblies of God in the US
- Hawaii – The Samoan Assemblies of God in Hawaii
- Alaska – The Samoan Assemblies of God in Alaska
- Germany – Munich and Berlin Samoan Assemblies of God Germany
- Tokelau – Samoan-Tokelauan Assemblies of God
- Tuvalu Islands – The Assemblies of God Samoa in Tuvalu