Pentecostal Conference of North American Keralites
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The Pentecostal Conference of North American Keralites (PCNAK) is an annual conference of Pentecostals of Keralite origin or from Kerala, India.[1] The conference takes place annually in various cities of North America for the purpose of "mutual edification, fellowship and renewing friendships" PCNAK is reportedly the largest annual South Asian Christian conference in North America today with over 5,000 people in attendance.[2]
History[edit]
The first conference was held in 1983 at Oklahoma. List of the year and host city, state/province of PCNAK:
- 1983 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 1984 Cape May, New Jersey / Dallas, Texas
- 1985 Cleveland, Tennessee
- 1986 Houston, Texas
- 1987 Wayne, New Jersey
- 1988 Chicago, Illinois
- 1989 Dallas, Texas
- 1990 Orlando, Florida
- 1991 Cleveland, Tennessee
- 1992 Toronto, Ontario
- 1993 Syracuse, New York
- 1994 Chicago, Illinois
- 1995 Arlington, Texas
- 1996 Knoxville, Tennessee
- 1997 Lansing, Michigan
- 1998 Houston, Texas
- 1999 Somerset, New Jersey
- 2000 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 2001 Long Beach, California
- 2002 Atlanta, Georgia
- 2003 Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
- 2004 Virginia Beach, Virginia
- 2005 Rochester, New York
- 2006 Arlington, Texas
- 2007 Orlando, Florida
- 2008 Atlanta, Georgia
- 2009 Chicago, Illinois
- 2010 Houston, Texas
- 2011 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 2012 Hamilton, Ontario
- 2013 Hartford, Connecticut
- 2014 Lansing, Michigan
- 2015 Greenville, South Carolina
- 2016 Addison, Texas [3]
- 2017 Columbus, Ohio [4]
- 2018 Springfield, Massachusetts [5]
- 2019 Miami, Florida
- 2023 Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Postponed from 2020)[6])
- 2024 Houston, Texas (Postponed from 2021)
- 2026 Chicago, Illinois
PCNAK Youth[edit]
PCNAK Youth is the English stream of PCNAK and generally people age under 40 participates. The focus is on the spiritual well being of the young people as well as opportunity is created for sports and other activities. The Sports Day Tournaments include Men's Basketball, U-19 Basketball, Men's/Women's Volleyball, and other sports based on priority expressed interest of the community. more detailed information available in the history of the pentecostal movement. author Joy Thumpamon
References[edit]
- ^ Hinton, Carla (June 25, 2011). "OKC Pentecostal conference to gather India faithful". Tulsa World. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ PCNAK About Us Page Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/pcnak/ [user-generated source]
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/Pcnak2017-1035391569873034/ [user-generated source]
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/pcnak2018/?ref=br_rs [user-generated source]
- ^ https://2020pcnak.org/images/2020/docs/38th_PCNAK_PA_Postponed.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://pcnakonline.org
External links[edit]
- pcnakonline.org
- pcnakhouston.org