WEA head addresses Pentecostal World Conference

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Written by John McNeil Wednesday, 15 September 2010 11:22

The International Director of the World Evangelical Alliance, Dr Geoff Tunnicliffe, has affirmed the strength of relations between Pentecostals and other evangelicals in a formal address to the triennial Pentecostal World Conference.

Thousands of Pentecostal leaders from around the world took part in the meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, from 24 to 27 August.

In an address to the meeting, Dr Tunnicliffe thanked the Pentecostal leaders for their ‘tremendous contribution to the life and growth of the Church around the world'.

He praised them for being active participants and leaders in most of the WEA's 128 national evangelical alliances worldwide and said he was ‘greatly encouraged by the warmth and enthusiasm' expressed by PWF leaders towards the WEA.

The outgoing chairman of the PWF, Bishop James Leggett, announced a new partnership between the PWF and the WEA.

The WEA and PWF have shared discussions regarding the work of Christ in recent years and the latest engagement signifies a deepening collaboration between the two bodies.

Incoming PWF chairman Dr Prince Guneratnam, of Malaysia, reiterated the PWF's commitment to participating in the work of the WEA and strengthening the relationship.

NZ Christian Network is the NZ member of the WEA, and National Director Glyn Carpenter says it's good to see closer relationships being forged between Pentecostals and other evangelicals.