Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria is the umbrella organization of the Pentecostal Churches in Nigeria . It was founded in 1991 and has 82 different churches. The current national president is Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor and the general secretary is Bishop Joseph Ojo.
The PFN is one of five wings within the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the umbrella organization for all Christian organizations in Nigeria. Founding members included Grand Evangelist Benson Idahosa , who was also the first chairman of the organization, and Pastor EA Adeboye , chairman of the Redeemed Christian Church of God , one of Nigeria's largest Pentecostal churches.
goals and tasks
- Reinforcement of cooperation between member churches
- Cooperation with other Christian organizations
- Dissemination of Christian doctrine and propagation of Christian values within Nigeria
- Working with government and government agencies to uphold freedom of religion and the unhindered practice of religion
- Representation of the Pentecostal movement in Nigeria as its organ and mouthpiece
- Establishment of dogmatic and ethical standards to which the members must commit
- Organization of national programs such as a Pentecostal conference, seminars, training courses and rallies
activities
The PFN has generated national attention several times in the past with radical statements regarding certain Christian churches and preachers. So she condemned z. B. the world-famous healer TB Joshua as a deceiver and refused his church, the Synagogue Church of All Nations , membership. Pastors and churches within the PFN who were in contact with TB Joshua faced expulsion and sanctions.
The PFN vehemently condemned the obstruction of Christian religious practice in the Islamic dominated northern provinces of Nigeria several times and urged the government to enforce the religious freedom guaranteed in the constitution. Critical media, on the other hand, suspect the PFN of wanting to turn Nigeria into a fundamentalist Christian state, contrary to its assurances that it campaigns for religious freedom.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Article in the Christian magazine “Charisma” ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Media and Fundamentalism in Nigeria - Critical examination of the role of the PFN in Nigeria's political life English ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
