Free Apostolic Church of Pentecost
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The Free Apostolic Church of Pentecost is the biggest Greek
pentecostal church
. Founded by Dr. Leonidas Feggos in 1965, it now counts more than 140 churches, and over than 20,000 members in Greece
. The Free Apostolic Church of Pentecost has churches and missions also in Cyprus
, Albania
, Bulgaria
, Germany
, Belgium
, Slovakia
, United Kingdom
, U.S.A. (New York
and Ohio
), Australia
and Africa
.
Leonidas Feggos protested to various doctrines of the Apostolic Church of Pentecost
which led him found an independent church without connections with the Assemblies of God
. He claimed that a church must be independent, free, without depending on foreign churches. That is why he named the church free.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
pentecostal church
Church Body
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. Founded by Dr. Leonidas Feggos in 1965, it now counts more than 140 churches, and over than 20,000 members in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. The Free Apostolic Church of Pentecost has churches and missions also in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, Albania
Albania
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, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
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, Germany
Germany
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, Belgium
Belgium
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, Slovakia
Slovakia
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, U.S.A. (New York
New York
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and Ohio
Ohio
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), Australia
Australia
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and Africa
Africa
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.
Leonidas Feggos protested to various doctrines of the Apostolic Church of Pentecost
Apostolic Church of Pentecost
The Apostolic Church of Pentecost is a Pentecostal Christian denomination with origins in the Pentecostal revival of the early 20th century. Although multi-national, ACOP has its strongest membership in Canada. In 2002 ACOP reported “approximately 24,000 members in Canada, with 450 ministers and...
which led him found an independent church without connections with the Assemblies of God
Assemblies of God
The Assemblies of God , officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 140 autonomous but loosely-associated national groupings of churches which together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination...
. He claimed that a church must be independent, free, without depending on foreign churches. That is why he named the church free.