Today's Pentecostal Evangel
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The Pentecostal Evangel is the official weekly magazine of the General Council of the Assemblies of God in the United States of America, with an average weekly circulation of approximately 200,000 worldwide. The weekly publishes inspirational features that focus on contemporary issues, biblical instruction and devotional guides, Christian news, and conversation pieces. The magazine's headquarters is located in Springfield, Missouri.

History

Pentecostal Evangel was first published in 1913 as The Christian Evangel, one year before the formation of 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...

. Founders J. Roswell and Alice Flower created The Christian Evangel to report on revivals and missions activities .

From June 2002 to July 2009, the magazine was renamed Today's Pentecostal Evangel. It was also called The Weekly Evangel from 1915 to 1919, coinciding with the General Council locating its headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

. The name Christian Evangel returned when the headquarters moved to Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...

, its current location.

Facts and Statistics

Since 1997, the Evangel has:
  • Received reports from more than 18,000 individuals making commitments to Jesus through reading the Evangel
  • Established Pentecostal Evangel Books (1999), which has released six titles since its founding


Pentecostal Evangel published its 5,000th edition on March 7, 2010.

See also

Nine times each year, the Evangel collaborates with the Assemblies of God World Missions Department to devote an entire issue to world missions coverage. Through its World Missions Edition, readers receive a perspective and news on the fellowship's world missions efforts . (The World Missions Edition, replaced a separate magazine, Mountain Movers, which focused solely on missions.)

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