Pentecostal World Conference 2025 Recap: June 4-7, 2025
See below for a press release about the Pentecostal World Conference.
The Pentecostal World Conference (PWC) is a triennial celebration that gathers the global Pentecostal family together. This year’s Go & Make! Conference took place in Helsinki, Finland at the Helsinki Ice Hall from June 4th to 7th, 2025, and it marked the 27th Pentecostal World Conference. About 8,000 participants from all over the world attended the Go & Make! Conference.
The Pentecostal World Conference is intended for Pentecostal and Spirit-filled leaders as well as laypeople from around the world. It is a conference designed to inspire, ignite passion, create connections, and equip attendees.
The central theme of the Go & Make! Conference is the fulfilment of missionary work in our time using contemporary methods. In addition to going, the focus is on discipleship. We hope that participants will return from the conference strengthened, applying new methods, and carrying a renewed vision for mission work.
Home page photo by Tapio Haaja on Unsplash.
Here are two available videos to review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSxLqr__9Hk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhQAZ4B75R8
Members of the Pentecostal World Fellowship Advisory Committee
Pentecostal World Fellowship Welcomes Global Leaders to Helsinki with a Focus on Expanding the Spirit-Empowered Movement
PWF Chooses New Executive Committee Members and Advisory Council
(Helsinki, Finland, June 3, 2025) –The 27th Pentecostal World Conference (PWC) was held in Helsinki, Finland from June 4-7. Themed “Go and Make,” this triennial gathering of the Pentecostal World Fellowship (PWF) brought together participants from 97 nations as well as a host of leaders from across the Pentecostal and Charismatic Church around the world. Featured speakers included PWF Chair Dr. Billy Wilson, Rick Warren, Ben Fitzgerald, Christine Caine, Mark Varughese, Sophia Barrett, Goodwill Shana, Oystein Gjerme, and Teo Hayashi.
In conjunction with the PWC, the Advisory Committee of the Pentecostal World Fellowship (PWF) re-elected Dr. William M. Wilson (President of Oral Roberts University, Global Chair of Empowered21), to serve as the organization’s chair. Wilson was chosen for his first term in 2019 and will continue to lead the PWF for the next 3 years. He, along with the newly appointed Executive and Advisory Committees, will be officially installed during the PWC, which is being held at the iconic Helsinki Ice Hall.
David Wells (The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada and Pentecostal Charismatic Churches of North America), was re-elected as the vice chair, and Dr. Younghoon Lee (Yoido Full Gospel Church), was selected as the secretary for the PWF.
The following were selected to serve as members of the Executive Committee for the next 3 years: Ricardo Castillo Medina (Assembleas de Dios, Costa Rica), Marek Kaminski (Pentecostal European Fellowship), David Sumrall (Cathedral of Praise, Philippines), and Henri Weideman (Apostolic Faith Mission, South Africa).
“It is a profound honor to serve the global Spirit-empowered community through the Pentecostal World Fellowship,” said Wilson. “The Spirit-empowered church continues to be the fastest-growing movement in Christianity, and the PWF stands uniquely positioned to advance unity, catalyze global evangelism, and champion a new wave of Pentecostal revival. I am deeply humbled by the trust of these remarkable leaders from around the world. With the power of the Holy Spirit, I pray we will witness a multigenerational surge of spiritual renewal and, together, help bring the Gospel to every person on earth in fulfillment of the Great Commission.”
PWF Advisory Committee in Session
Three pivotal PWF commissions will work to advance their global mandates: the World Missions Commission, the Christian Unity Commission, and the World Alliance for Pentecostal Theological Education (WAPTE). Each session joins influential global leaders and strategic thinkers for robust dialogue, critical assessment of emerging challenges, and the development of actionable strategies for lasting impact.
Other members of the 2025-2028 Advisory Committee are:
Joel Chelliah Australian Christian Churches Australia
Bill Vasilakis CRC Churches International Australia
Philip P. Adhikary Pentecostal Assemblies of Bangladesh Bangladesh
Wes Mills Apostolic Church of Pentecost Canada
Richard Ciaramitaro Ministers Network Canada Canada
Fakhry Hanna Inheritance of Nations Egypt
Lako Bedasso Full Gospel Believers Church Ethiopia
Esko Matikainen The Pentecost Church of Finland Finland
Dag Heward-Mills United Denominations Ghana
Eric Nyamekye Church of Pentecost Ghana
Glyn Barrett Assemblies of God Great Britain
Eddy Kwok International Pentecostal Holiness Church Hong Kong
Sudarshan Komanapalli Manna Group Ministries India
Dominic Yeo Assemblies of God Singapore
Yang Tuck Yoong Alliance of Pentecostals & Charismatics Singapore
Pelle Hörnmark Swedish Pentecostal Movement Sweden
Barnabas Mtokambali Assemblies of God Tanzania
Wallapa Wisawasukmongchol International Pentecostal Holiness Church Thailand
Mark Pugh Elim Pentecostal Church United Kingdom
A.D. Beacham International Pentecostal Holiness Church USA
Douglas Clay Assemblies of God USA
Gary Lewis Church of God USA
Randy Remington International Church of Foursquare USA
The Advisory Committee chose Manilla, Philippines as the site of the 2028 Pentecostal World Conference. Affirming the urgency of this season, Wilson asserted, “A Spirit-provided opportunity lies ahead in this pivotal season for the global Church. This is a Kairos moment we must seize.”
The PWF presently has 77 Spirit-empowered representative groups from 46 countries and republics. The Advisory Committee is comprised of 30 members.
About the Pentecostal World Fellowship. The Pentecostal World Fellowship was founded in 1947 and has held triennial conferences in major cities worldwide for 75 years.
For more information about the Pentecostal World Fellowship, visit www.pwfellowship.org.