The denomination has a long history of refreshing its statement of faith, even with minor revisions as recent as 2014. This time the PAOC’s Theological Study Commission has begun steps toward refreshing the whole statement of faith.

At the 2016 General Conference of the PAOC, I presented a brief history of the PAOC’s SOFET. Here is a recording of that presentation. You can also find a written summary of the history below.

Click here for a written summary of the history of the PAOC’s statement of faith (posted here with permission).

You can find a copy of the PAOC’s current statement of faith here.

So far the Theological Study Commission (TSC) has produced draft statements on Spirit baptism and eschatology. We have presented these statements at a number of regional meetings, and those attending have given feedback that we will use to further revise the drafts going forward.

Drafts of the statements will also be presented and discussed at the next General Conference in May 2018, in Victoria, BC.

Outside of these venues, the PAOC is not currently circulating the draft statements since they are only drafts and are not meant to reflect official PAOC positions (given that they have not yet been voted on by the PAOC General Conference).

While revised drafts will eventually be circulated more publicly, the earliest the PAOC’s General Conference will vote on any revisions to the current statement of faith is 2020.

“ Check out this video describing the history of the PAOC’s statement of faith.

You might also be interested in these posts:

• Spirit Baptism in Current Pentecostal Theology: Part 1 – Frank Macchia
• Eschatology in Current Pentecostal Theology
• What is a Pentecostal?: On PAOC Pentecostal Identity

Andrew K. Gabriel, Ph.D., is the author of Simply Spirit-Filled: Experiencing God in the Presence and Power of the Holy Spirit (forthcoming) as well as three academic books, including The Lord is the Spirit. He is a theology professor at Horizon College and Seminary and serves on the Theological Study Commission for the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. You can follow him on Facebook or on Twitter.

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