A Summer 2025 Influence magazine article by Doug Clay, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God (USA), published August 4, 2025, stating that the World Assemblies of God Fellowship "encompasses 88,866,189 believers and 174 councils in 147 countries," a growth of 374 percent since the Fellowship's 1989 founding.
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Citation
AuthorDoug Clay
PublisherInfluence Magazine (Assemblies of God, USA)
Publication Year2025
URLhttps://influencemagazine.com/en/Practice/Better-Together-2025
Source Typechurch body
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Reliability Tier1
Influence is the official publication of the Assemblies of God (USA), and this piece is authored by Doug Clay, the denomination's general superintendent; it carries the World Assemblies of God Fellowship's own count of its worldwide affiliated membership, a primary institutional figure for the global fellowship rather than a third party's estimate. Cross-Tradition Connections
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This source names Assemblies of God directly: "Clay, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God (USA), published August 4, 2025, stating that the World Assemblies of God Fellowship "encompasses 88,866,189 believers and 174 councils in 147..."
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