Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Structure== ===Local churches=== The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada is organized as a "cooperative fellowship".<ref name=ConstitutionArt3>Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, ''[http://www.paoc.org/upload/files5/docs/2010%20GCB%20Final.pdf General Constitution and By-laws] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326154510/http://www.paoc.org/upload/files5/docs/2010%20GCB%20Final.pdf |date=2012-03-26 }}'', 2010. Constitution, Article 3, p. 2.</ref> At the local level, Pentecostal Assemblies adhere to congregational polity. Congregations appoint pastors, elect governing boards, and manage their own local affairs.<ref>Constitution, Article 12, p. 9.</ref> ===Districts and branches=== Local churches are organized into geographical [[middle judicatory|middle judicatories]] called districts. A district is governed by a biennial conference, a representative body composed of credential holders with voting privileges and local church delegates. Districts examine and recommend credentials for ministers and elect their own officers. District executives have oversight over all activities of the PAOC within district borders. A branch is a non-geographical administrative unit equivalent to a district; however, a branch's activities are confined to certain ethnic or language groups.<ref name=ConstitutionArt10-11>Constitution, Articles 10-11, p. 8-9.</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page