The Pentecostal Church of New Zealand, today called the Elim Church of New Zealand is a historical Pentecostal denomination in New Zealand

New Zealand

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The Pentecostal Church of New Zealand began with the revivals of Smith Wigglesworth

Smith Wigglesworth

Smith Wigglesworth , was a British evangelist who was important in the early history of Pentecostalism.- Early life :...

 in the early 1920s. But it passed by a deep crisis about church governance, British Israelism

British Israelism

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 doctrines, and other disputes that lead to its fragmentation, emerging the Assemblies of God in New Zealand

Assemblies of God in New Zealand

The Assemblies of God in New Zealand is a Pentecostal denomination in New Zealand and a member of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, the world's largest Pentecostal denomination. In 2007, the denomination had nearly 200 congregations and preaching points and 30,000 members and adherents,...

, the Apostolic Church

Apostolic Church

The Apostolic Church is a Pentecostal Christian denomination which can trace its origins back to the 1904-1905 Welsh Revival. Despite the relatively recent origin of the denomination, the church seeks to stand for first century Christianity in its faith, practices, and government.The purpose of the...

, the Christian Revival Crusade, the Revival Fire Mission of Healing, the New Life Churches, New Zealand and many other independent congregations.

The remaining of the PCNZ gathered and in 1953 sought affiliation with the Elim Pentecostal Church

Elim Pentecostal Church

The Elim Pentecostal Church is a UK-based Pentecostal Christian denomination.-History:George Jeffreys , a Welshman, founded the Elim Pentecostal Church in Monaghan, Ireland in 1915. Jeffreys was an evangelist with a Welsh Congregational church background. He was converted at age 15 during the...

 of the UK

United Kingdom

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, and has since then experienced a remarkable growth.

Today (2007) it has 60 congregations and it is member of the Associated Pentecostal Churches of New Zealand

Associated Pentecostal Churches of New Zealand

The Associated Pentecostal Churches of New Zealand is a fellowship of Pentecostal bodies in New Zealand founded in 1975.Members are:* Pentecostal Church of New Zealand ,* Assemblies of God in New Zealand,...

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Sources

• Associated Pentecostal Churches of New Zealand: Directory. 2005
• Knowles, Brett: New Life: A History of the New Life Churches of New Zealand, 1942-1979. Dunedin, New Zealand: Third Millennium Publishing, 1999.
• Roberts, H,V, New Zealand's Greatest Revival under Smith Wigglesworth. 1951
• Worsfold, James E. A History of the Charismatic Movements in New Zealand. 1974
• Dasler, Y. Then They Came to Elim. N.Z. Listener 100, no. 2204 (24 April) (1982): 18-21.