Friday 8 April 2016

Foursquare Churches In Las Vegas And Worldwide

By Helen Roberts


The name Foursquare Church represents the shortened form of the name International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. The abbreviation ICFG is often used for the full name. It refers to a Protestant evangelical Pentecostal Christian denomination which Aimee Semple McPherson founded in 1923. Aimee Semple McPherson was a preacher based in Los Angeles. Globally, it has a membership totaling to some eight million individual. It is present in 144 nations and churches are more than 60, 000.

In the United States, the approximate number of members surpassed 353, 995 people. Their distribution is fairly even but the West Coast has more churches than other regions. Members are mostly located in the states of Montana, Oregon, Hawaii, California, and Washington. As such, when one is in search of Foursquare churches in Las Vegas, they should have an easy time locating several branches because they are many.

The headquarters of the church is in Los Angeles in the state of California. The headquarters has been in that city for quite some time now. The name Foursquare derives from the four-fold ministry of Jesus. The four pillars of the ministry of Jesus Christ are Jesus as the Soon-coming King, Healer, Baptizer with the Holy Spirit, and the Savior.

The compilation called the Declaration of Faith is an expression of beliefs followed in the ICFG church. Declaration of Faith was compiled by Aimee McPherson herself. Besides the Declaration of Faith, McPherson also wrote the creedal statement. These two compilation help leaders in the church to lead the congregation and the congregation to believe in God. The belief system in this church is based on the doctrine of Holy Trinity, deity of Jesus, and verbal inspiration of Bible.

Believers in this denomination believe that God made man in His own resemblance. However, man became disobedient during the Fall and has become sinful ever since. The atonement of the sins was done when Jesus died on the cross. Confirmation of faith happens when believers accept Jesus, repent their sins, and are saved. The possibility of backsliding is also always present.

The topmost decision making body within the ICFG is the Foursquare Convention. The convention meets after every two years to vote members into office. Members who vote are usually international officers and licensed ministers. Every ICFG church within the US has the right to send a voting delegate to the convention. Similarly, national ICFG churches can also send a single voting delegate.

The ICFG church is managed by a board of directors comprised of a team ranging from 12 to 20 people. Officers are appointed by the board. The board also ordains and licenses ministers. Members of this board include vice president, president, and a minimum of 9 ministers. The ministers represent geographic regions. Church members can also serve on the board upon being appointed.

Districts, individual churches, and divisions are the major subdivisions in which the United States church is divided. The various divisions are overseen by different leaders. This management structure is quite comprehensive.




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