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Assemblies of God in New Zealand | |
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Abbreviation | AGNZ |
Type | Christian denominaiton |
Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | Pentecostal |
National leader | Terry Bradley |
Associations | World Assemblies of God Fellowship |
Region | New Zealand |
Origin | March 1927 |
Separated from | Pentecostal Church of New Zealand |
Official website | agnz |
The Assemblies of God in New Zealand is a Pentecostal denomination in New Zealand and a member of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship. In 2007, the denomination[clarification needed] had nearly 200 congregations and preaching points and 30,000 members and adherents, mostly in the North Island, and it sends missionaries to South Asia and Oceania.
In 2016, the largest congregation was the Harbourside Church A/G in Takapuna, founded in the 1950s, with a weekly attendance of 1,500 people.[clarification needed][citation needed]