A Brief History of the UPCI

A brief overview of the history of the United Pentecostal Church International. This presentation first aired as part of the Thursday evening service at General Conference 2020.

[AMIRJADENLUKEALDO]

I was born UPC and my whole family served our Church in Mindanao Philippines ...although we're just starting, I know God will bring more souls and use more Christians to save those needed to be save....

[Kambisamkupz]

Watching from Papua New Guinea an island in the Pacific. A member of the UPC, one god beliver till I die, glory be to God.

[postedscript]

I don't attend the UPCI anymore but that is a great church that's where the LORD saved me and taught me how to live for him.
Their standard is high.

[neutralmilkhotel]

As a member of the UPCI, posting this anonymously (my name is not Johnny Johnny) because I know how some of us are and I don't want my name to get blasted... It makes me incredibly sad to see all the fighting in this comment section. It seems anytime someone who doesn't believe what we do says something, we're very quick to attack them and we act really rude toward them.

As Pentecostals, we need to show love and encourage people to dig into the scriptures and find the truth, not force it down their throats. The reason so many people leave the church is because we can be too pushy. We focus so much on how many people we convert, that we start forgetting to actually care about people. It's really frustrating to see, and I'm so glad that a lot of the younger people in the UPCI are starting to move past this toxic behavior and spread love and kindness as Jesus would.

Some of the comments here, and other UPCI videos are disturbing. Some of our own UPCI folk are getting angry at people and calling them names! This isn't what we're supposed to do! Anger issues and name-calling have no place in your ministry!

We're starting to get bigger and better, however. God is doing really great things in our movement, and it's awesome to see where we're heading! If you are in the UPCI, and felt any tension or are upset at my comment, that is most likely conviction. Instead of writing that really mean reply, you should go to the altar and give God your attitude.

[JesseRoland]

I belong to a trinitarian Pentecostal denomination but I give kudos to the UPCI. To say she has been well led is an understatement. The growth of this movement, without ever sacrificing their values and principles, is a testament to the anointing of the Spirit upon them.

[josepheduque]

Watching from South Cotabato, Philippines. My father and some of my brothers are also pastors of UPC, it's amazing truly "Apostolic Doctrine" was revived from 33AD.

[jackychhakchhuak]

I have been looking for this type of UPC documentary. Thanks for bringing out the history of UPCI. It is very informative. God bless 🙏

[RaymondKemp-hy]

My Dad was a UPC Pastor in Alabama. I built him a church in Mobile, Alabama before I moved to Panama City Florida..He preached until he was in his 80`s

[remthangapachuau]

What a wonderful video. God bless you all.

[adeeljaved]

My father is a Pastor from Pakistan UPCI

[febby_damayo]

SPIRIT-FILLED PEOPLE OF THE ONE TRUE AND GREAT GOD🙏🙏TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY🙏 From Philippines💙

[econwithdevon]

Praise the Lord ❤️
We are UPC Sri lanka 🇱🇰

[savedandsingle]

The UPCI has produced some of the best singles conferences!

[alexandrarodriguez]

This made cry. Vale la vida servir a Cristo. Gracias por lo que han hecho para que el evangelio llegue a nosotros.

[bishopelijahhankerson]

Would have been nice to have mentioned the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World and Bishop Garfield Thomas Haywood; how all were working together at one time.

[bretmaverick]

The scriptures do Not Lie, ..Obey Acts, 2:38 from your heart, ...and do not Lean upon your own understanding, ...♥

[samuelmatthews]

You cannot come all the way from Azuza Street and somehow Miss/Skip over the PAW and the split. How Convenient.

[lorrainebonilla]

¡Gloria al Señor Jesús! We need a spanish version, please🙌🏻

[ws]

The fact is Azusa was well under way when Seymour went there. That revival was inspired by the Welsh revival. Parham also previously spent time at a bible school in Canada which was experiencing the gift of tongues prior to Topeka.

[samuellundin]

I am not a member of the UPCI. But I am friends with UPCI people and consider them to be one of the greatest of God’s people in the earth. I have preached and fellowship with UPCI people. Yet, studying the history of this people it often marvels me that the details of the meager that took place in 1945 between the PCI and the PAJC is often ignored. Over the years the views of the PCI have been marginalized while the views of PAJC have gone to extreme. I would have preferred the UPCI to maintain the PCI views which regarded other believers in Jesus as recipients of Salvation in essence too. The PAJC views which now reign in the UPCI seems to exclude other believers who have not come to the full truth of Baptism in Jesus name and Holy Ghost Baptism with tongues as unregenerated or maybe candidates of Hell.