Centennial Minutes

Research By Mrs. Ruth Byus

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18th General Conference, August 3-10, 1977
Held at Oklahoma City, OK

Theme: "The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Me"

General Officials:

Gen. Supt. J. Floyd Williams
Vice Chmnt. Leon O. Stewart
Asst. Supts. Vinson Synan, J. Donner Lee (Lee resigned after lunch hour and was replaced by B.E. Underwood.)
Sec/Treas A.D. Beacham

Largest delegation in the history of the church with 1,138 certified delegates.

US Membership = 86,103 Overseas membership = 49,307

Sunday School Dept pioneered a new SS magazine called TIPS thus devoting "REACH" solely to Lifeliners

1976 Advantage College opened in Antioch, California with H. Ray Stewart as president.

Evangelism Dept. "firsts"

• Full Time Metro Director
• National Congress on Evangelism
• National Congress on Indian Evangelism
• Attempt to utilize the knowledge and experience of retired ministers
• General Evangelists Seminar
• Pioneer Evangelism Seminar
• Regional Indian Camp Meeting
• United Meeting of Conference Evangelism Director for the purpose of coordinating a denominational Evangelism program
• Denominational Church Growth Seminar
• Publication of Evangelism Magazine - "Witness"
• Salvation tracts printed
• Follow-up material printed for new converts

April, 1975 "The Pentecostal Witness" National Radio Broadcast was aired on 25 stations in 13 states.

Headquarters was relocated during this quadrennium.

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