Assemblies of God USA

====LGBT issues====
The Assemblies of God General Council took a position against [[homosexuality]] starting in 1979, which was later reaffirmed.<ref name="siker_2006_62">{{Cite book |last1=Siker |first1=Jeffrey S. |date=2006 |title=Homosexuality and Religion: An Encyclopedia |publisher=Bloomsbury |pages=62-63 |isbn=978-0313014314}}</ref><ref name="rayside_2011_107">{{Cite book |last1=Rayside |first1=David |date=2011 |title=Faith, Politics, and Sexual Diversity in Canada and the United States |publisher=University of British Columbia Press |page=107 |isbn=978-0774820110}}</ref> The Assemblies of God also opposes ordination of openly [[gay men|gay]] or [[lesbian]] clergy members.<ref name="leonard_2012_583">{{Cite book |last1=Leonard |first1=Bill J. |last2=Crainshaw |first2=Jill Y. |date=2012 |title=Encyclopedia of Religious Controversies in the United States |publisher=ABC-CLIO |edition=2nd |isbn=978-1598848670 |page=583}}</ref> Members of the Assemblies of God have been among the most significant figures opposing homosexuality in the United States.<ref name="siker_2006_62"/> The president of [[ex-gay]] organization [[Exodus International]] was associated with the Assemblies of God.<ref name="siker_2006_62"/> While [[LGBTQ]] students are allowed to participate in Chi Alpha campus ministries, they are not allowed to be student leaders unless they adhere to the belief that homosexual activity is sinful.<ref>{{Cite web |title='This is in your best interest to leave': LGBTQ+ students share discriminatory experiences in Chi Alpha |url=https://www.ricethresher.org/article/2022/04/this-is-in-your-best-interest-to-leave-lgbtq-students-share-discriminatory-experiences-in-chi-alpha |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206211947/https://www.ricethresher.org/article/2022/04/this-is-in-your-best-interest-to-leave-lgbtq-students-share-discriminatory-experiences-in-chi-alpha |archive-date=6 Feb 2023 |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=The Rice Thresher}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title="I love the Lord, and I don't see any error in my ways": Students navigate being queer in religious organizations |url=https://www.ricethresher.org/article/2020/10/i-love-the-lord-and-i-dont-see-any-error-in-my-ways-students-navigate-being-queer-in-religious-organizations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206211806/https://www.ricethresher.org/article/2020/10/i-love-the-lord-and-i-dont-see-any-error-in-my-ways-students-navigate-being-queer-in-religious-organizations |archive-date=6 Feb 2023 |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=The Rice Thresher}}</ref>