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Chairman
Dr. William M. Wilson is a leading voice in the Spirit-empowered movement, one of the fastest-growing movements in history. With more than four decades of executive leadership experience, Wilson is recognized globally for his unwavering ethics in leadership and as a champion for new generations of Spirit-empowered leaders. His unique ability to foster global partnerships brings together leaders from various cultures, ethnicities, and spheres of influence. Along with his role as the Chair of the Pentecostal World Fellowship (PWF), Dr. Wilson is the fourth president of Oral Roberts University and the Global Chair of Empowered21. Additionally, he serves on various boards and organizations including the National Association of Evangelicals, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, the Summit League President’s Council, and the Tulsa Regional Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Wilson is a sought-after Bible communicator whose weekly television program, "World Impact with Dr. Billy Wilson," inspires and empowers viewers in over 150 nations in multiple languages. He has authored several books including Father Cry, Foundations of Faith, Generation Z: Born for the Storm, and his latest books The Power of One and the revised and updated Fasting Forward. Wilson and his wife Lisa have two children. Their son Ashley and his wife Jamie have three children, and their daughter Sara and her husband Shaun have four children. The Wilson family resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Vice-Chairman
Rev. Dr. David Wells is the General Superintendent of The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada which has over 1,100 affiliated churches in Canada, and 3,500 credentialed ministers with a constituency of over 235,000 people. Internationally the PAOC has close to 300 workers serving in over fifty nations. Rev. Wells serves as President of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America. He has also served as a chaplain for Canada’s Olympic teams and Commonwealth Games teams, pastored several churches, and previously served as Chair of the Board for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.
Secretary
Dr. Younghoon Lee is the Chairman of the United Christian Churches in Korea (UCCK) and the General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God of Korea. He also serves Yoido Full Gospel Church as the Senior Pastor. Anticipating the continuous church revival in Korea, he leads the Holy Spirit Movement and the Church Unity Movement. He emphasizes the Holy Spirit-Baptism, Christian sanctification, inner healing, and fruit-bearing life. Dr. Lee also urges his people to live by Spirit-filled faith, centered on the Cross of Jesus. Under the leadership of servant hood within the church, he aims to steer the church in the direction of serving the underprivileged, bringing about change in society.
Rev. Ricardo Castillo Medina is the Superintendent of the Asambleas de Dios Costa Rica. He began his ministry in April 1981. Since 1989, he and his wife, pastor Maureen González, have pastored the Iglesia Comunidad Vida, located in Alto de Guadalupe. During his years of service, he has been pastor, presbítero, and executive. Pastor Ricardo has maintained an attitude of serving this large family of the Asambleas de Dios in Costa Rica. Rev. Medina also serves as President of the Fraternidad Hispana Mundial de las Asambleas de Dios and is also member of the Executive Council of the Asambleas de Dios Mundial. Rev. Medina is married to lady Maureen González, together they have three children and four grandchildren.
Bishop Dr. Marek Kaminski, has been in full-time ministry since 1989 when he began successfully pastoring a church in Koszalin, northwest of Poland. In 2008 he was appointed to the leadership of the national ministry and became the bishop of the Pentecostal movement in Poland which has over 280 local churches. Marek also currently serves as the chairman of the PEF and has been involved in building the Pentecostal European Fellowship [PEF] for more than a decade and held the position of vice-chairman of PEF from 2016 until 2022. Besides his church ministry, he is active academically, holds a Ph.D. in theology, and is an author of a book on the history of Polish Pentecostalism. His heart’s passion is to see the Church of Jesus Christ full of the Holy Spirit. His wife Ewa is an academic teacher at the University of Warsaw and has always been deeply involved in church ministry. They have two sons: Beniamin and Noe.
Dr. David E. Sumrall has been the Senior Pastor of the Cathedral of Praise for over 34 years. Dedicated to the study and teaching of sound Biblical doctrines, he has gained the respect and trust of the Christian community around the world. Together with his wife, Beverley, and his daughter, Alisha, he continues to serve God with his ministry in the Philippines and enjoys the privilege of seeing people grow and prosper in their walk with God.
Secretary General of AFM International and President of AFM of SA. Henri Weideman was elected as the President of the AFM of SA in November 2021. He was recently elected as a member of the Central Committee at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches held in Karlsruhe, Germany, from 31 August to 8 September 2022. His interests are exercise and a healthy lifestyle, gardening, growing miniature trees, and stained-glass work. He married Margaret in1986 and they have a daughter Inge who is married to Kirk Swart. Henri and Margaret live in Pretoria, Irene.
Pastor Glyn Barrett serves as a Senior minister at Audacious Church in Manchester, United Kingdom. Audacious Church is a bible-based church that has grown to over 2000 members under the leadership of Pastor Glynn and his wife Sophia. Pastor Glynn is a highly sought-after communicator who travels the world promoting the gospel and encouraging people to live life to the fullest. He and his wife have been married for over 20 years and they have two children.
General Superintendent Doug Beacham is the Presiding Bishop of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (www.iphc.org), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. IPHC serves Christ in 100 nations and has nearly 2 million members world-wide. Beacham has authored several books, including “Plugged In To God’s Power” (Charisma House); “Rediscovering the Role of Apostles and Prophets” (LifeSprings Resources); “Azuza East: The Life and Times of G.B. Cashwell” (LifeSprings Resources); and “The Christmas Spirit: Stories for Children, Stories from the Manger, Stories for Grown-Ups” (LifeSprings Resources).
Rev. Lako Bedasso has served as the President of Ethiopian Full Gospel Believers since December 31, 2020. Rev. Bedasso has a MA in Christian Leadership and works throughout Ethiopia and Africa training church leaders. The Ethiopian Full Gospel Believers Church has 3,507 local churches in 40 regions. The Ethiopian Full Gospel Believers Church was started more than fifty years ago by university and high school students and was the first Pentecostal Indigence church in the country.
Rev. Joel Chelliah serves as the National President of the Australian Christian Churches. Pastor Joel Chelliah was elected as the ACC National President in 2025. As the ACC State President of Western Australia from 2012 to 2024, Joel brought a fresh vision to the State, leading to significant growth and improved health. He has served on the National Executive since 2019, and is also Director of Harvestnet Church Planting Movement. Joel is the founder and Senior Pastor of Centrepoint Church, a multi-site church located in Perth. Together with his wife Sharon, they minister to couples on healthy marriages and families. Joel is the author of ‘The Chat’ and he and Sharon are the parents of three sons.
Rev. Ciaramitaro is the senior pastor of Windsor Christian Fellowship in Windsor, ON and oversees a network of churches, Ministers Network Canada, with over 500 active ministries and churches. Rick has a dynamic gift to connect and motivate people and has tremendous insight which enables him to mediate church problems and generate unity.
Doug Clay was elected chief executive officer of the General Council of the Assemblies of God at the 57th General Council in August, 2017. As general superintendent of the Assemblies of God, USA, part of the largest Pentecostal denomination in the world, he is a member of the denomination’s Executive Leadership Team and Executive Presbytery. Prior to his present position, Clay served the church as its general treasurer for nine years. He is a 1985 graduate of Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri. Clay has a passionate love for the local church; he is a church health enthusiast and he effectively equips leaders to grow in their calling. Clay is the author of Ordered Steps and Dreaming in 3D. He and his wife, Gail, have two grown daughters and five grandchildren.
"Fakhry is the Founder of Inheritance of Nations Church. Fakhry is a Member of the International Network of Churches. Fakhry is the Regional Director across the Arab nations of the International Network of Churches. Fakhry is the Head of the Trustees Board Arabic Center for Services and Development Foundation, which is a Government Agency of International Trade & Development. Fakhry is on the Global Council of Empowered21.
Committee Member
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills, known for the grace to challenge many to do the work of ministry, is also the founder and Presiding Bishop of the Lighthouse Chapel International (LCI), a worldwide denomination with over 2,600 branches in 81 countries. In his Healing Jesus Crusades, many receive salvation through Jesus Christ as he preaches the gospel under the anointing of the Holy Spirit. The gospel is preached, the lame walk, the blind see and the deaf hear. He has authored many books including the bestselling, “Loyalty and Disloyalty”. He is the founder of the Anagkazo Bible School which trains many to give themselves wholly to the work of missions and ministry. He also holds “Give Thyself Wholly” conferences all over the world.
Rev. Pelle Hörnmark, Hörnmark has been in full time ministry since 1986, serving as Missionary in the Horn of Africa for 5 years, Senior Pastor of the Pentecostal Church in Jönkoping for 11 years, and Superintendent of the Swedish Pentecostal Movement for the last 8 years. His education includes building engineering, Bible college, and leadership and organizational development. He has also served as a member of the PEF Presidium.
Bishop Sudarshan Jyoti Komanapalli is the Chairman of the Manna Group of Ministries and President of Manna International. A Pastor to Pastors and overseer of the Manna Group, he comes from a lineage of multi-generational ministerial families. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Political Studies from Gordon College. He has also studied at Fuller Seminary, The Jack W. Hayford School of Pastoral Nurture/The Kings University and Harvard University. Prior to his present positions in the Manna Group of Ministries, he worked as the Administrator for Manna/Rock Church Ministries in India. During this time he also pioneered and Pastored Manna Church in Hyderabad. Over the past years he has had the privilege of speaking in various evangelistic gospel meetings, churches and conferences in India, Europe, Africa, South America, Australia, and USA. For 20 years, he was the featured speaker on Manna Madhuryam TV programs which were seen around the world. He and his wife Asha are passionate to see people transformed by the gospel through Word and action, encourage people to fulfill their calling, raise up leaders for the next generation, and make a difference for generations to come.
Rev. Eddy Kwok is the Field Superintendent in Hong Kong of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC). Rev. Kwok is an Executive Member of the Global Leadership Council of IPHC, which is based in U.S. and has operations in over 100 nations around the globe. Locally, Rev. Kwok is the Pastor of Wing Kwong Pentecostal Holiness Church, which has a 7,000-strong congregation.
Bishop Gary Lewis, D.D., serves as the General Overseer for the Church of God. From 2022-2024 he served as Secretary General for the denomination. His experience in the ministry includes having served the church as a student pastor, senior pastor, and state youth and discipleship director. In 2008 he was elected by the Church of God General Assembly to serve as the International Assistant Director of Youth and Discipleship and then in 2012 as the International Director. In 2016 he was appointed state administrative bishop for South Georgia where he served until his election to the Executive Committee in 2022. He also served as a member of the International Executive Council (Council of 18). Gary met his wife, Lori, while they were attending East Coast Bible College. They have three children and two grandchildren.
Rev. Esko Matikainen is the Executive Director of the Pentecostal Church of Finland. He served as a missionary in Turkey for a decade and as an assistant pastor of Saalem Church of Helsinki for more than two decades. He served as the secretary of the Pentecostal European Fellowship (PEF) for nine years and is at the moment a member of the Executive Council of World Assemblies of God Fellowship (WAGF). Matikainen is acquainted with the theological themes of Christian unity and dialogue between Christianity and Islam. Matikainen is the host for the next Pentecostal World Conference PWC2025 that will be held in Helsinki in June 2025.
Rev. Wesley Mills has been the President of the Apostolic Church of Pentecost of Canada since 2004. This movement was founded in 1921 and currently has 450 credentialed ministers, 135 churches in Canada, and has partner organizations in 26 countries. Rev. Mills is passionate about discipleship, church multiplication and developing next generation leaders. Rev. Mills also serves as adjunct faculty at Eston College.
Apostle Eric Nyamekye is the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, an international Pentecostal church, headquartered in Ghana. The Church of Pentecost is the largest Pentecostal church in Ghana with over 3.4 million members in Ghana and over 600,000 members in 138 other nations. Apostle Eric Nyamekye was called into ministry in 1991. He has since served in many stations of the Church, including South Africa where he was a missionary. Before his election to the position of the Chairman, he served as a member of the Executive Council of the Church for five (5) years. Eric is also the President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), an ecumenical body of Pentecostal and charismatics churches in Ghana.
Committee Member
Mark Pugh is the General Superintendent of the Elim Pentecostal Church, a growing Movement of Christian congregations in the UK and Ireland. Mark hails from Porth, South Wales. He was already on the ministry team in Derby when he entered the Elim ministry in 1998, continuing to serve there until 2001 when he was stationed to Birmingham City Church. In 2002 Mark was appointed to the National Youth Team and in 2004, having pioneered Serious4God, Elim’s National Youth Ministry, he was appointed Director of Serious4God. A number of national youth events such as The Gathering were birthed under Mark’s tenure in the role. In 2013, having accepted the call of God back into local church ministry, Mark relinquished the role of Director of Serious4God and was appointed as lead pastor in Rediscover Church Exeter. Under Mark’s leadership the church has seen significant growth, and he has pioneered a number of initiatives such as South West Awake, a prayer event that gathers thousands of people, and the Church Planting Academy which equips and releases people to plant churches. Having been appointed to the National Leadership Team in 2010 Mark served two terms until 2018 when he made the decision to withdraw from the Team in order to concentrate on his local church ministry. He has connections across the wider Church and regularly speaks into other streams and has served on the Board of a number of other Charities. Mark is married to Nita and they have three grown children and one grandchild.
Randy Remington is president of The Foursquare Church where he oversees nearly 1,900 U.S. churches and congregations. Randy has more than 30 years of ministry experience and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Foursquare’s own Life Pacific University.
Since 1978, Bill has been the Senior Minister of the Christian Family Centre in Adelaide, South Australia, which has grown into a large and influential local church. Through this strong and fruitful apostolic base, many daughter churches and outreaches have been established that minister to thousands of people. Bill has been leading his denominational family, CRC Churches International in South Australia between 1988 – 1997, and in Australia since 2002, and serves on various Leadership Boards in Australia and overseas. He and his wife Cathy were married in 1978 and have four adult children and nine grandchildren.
Dr. Wallapa Wisawasukmongchol is the Founder and President of the Alliance Church Association (ACA) International Pentecostal Holiness Church of Thailand which was founded in 2004. She holds a Bachelor of Nursing Science degree from Bangkok Nursing College; a Master of Public Administration degree from NIDA Institute; a Master of Theology degree from BBS; a Master of Christian Ministry degree from BBS; and a Doctorate Degree in Organizational Development & Transformation from CEBU's Doctor University Philippines. Dr. Wiswasukmongchol currently serves in several additional ministry positions as the National Director of IPHC WMM Thailand; the Founder and President of the Thai Foundation for Education (TFE); the Founder and President of the Dr. Wallapa Wiswasukmongkol Foundation; the Founder and Director of Thailand Theological Seminary (TTS); and the Founder and General- Secretary of Thailand Theological Seminary Faculty and Alumni Association. She is married to Assoc. Prof. Wirach Wiswasukmongchol, M.D., and together they have two daughters, one son, and four grandchildren.
Reverend Dominic Yeo is the Chairman of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, Executive Committee Member of the Pentecostal World Fellowship, and the General Superintendent of The Assemblies of God of Singapore. Reverend Yeo served as the Lead Pastor of Trinity Christian Centre for 18 years, from 2005-2023, before handing over the leadership to a son of the house Rev. Gerald Tan to serve the global church. Under Reverend Yeo’s leadership, Trinity expanded her global impact, planted regional centers in Australia, Indonesia, and Thailand, and grew Trinity to be a 10,000-member church. Reverend Yeo continues to serve as Ambassador-at-large of Trinity Christian Centre, representing the church to build and grow ministries worldwide. Having been dramatically transformed by God in his youth, he carries the heart of God and has tremendous relentless belief in people to fulfill their God-given destiny. Known for his visionary and strategic leadership, he trains and provides consultations to churches, helping them to experience transformation and break into new levels of growth. He is a man who walks closely with God and delivers God's kairos Word wherever he goes. He strongly believes in the saying that, 'You never walk alone', Reverend Yeo is a mentor to many senior pastors in the areas of spiritual and organizational leadership.
Rev Yang and his wife Daphne founded Cornerstone Community Church in 1995, a thriving independent Charismatic church. Since its inception, the church has grown and planted over 150 churches, schools, orphanages, and Bible colleges in 23 different nations around the world. Apart from his oversight of the church, Rev Yang also chairs the Board of Tung Ling Bible School, a thriving interdenominational Bible school in Singapore, and the Festival of Praise, an exciting movement amongst young people. In 2012, Cornerstone, under his leadership, purchased the famed Bible College of Wales in Swansea. It is today a thriving Bible school. Rev. Yang is a passionate and compelling speaker, whose desire is to see the Body of Christ come to sonship and full maturity, and for the Church to be filled with the Glory of God.
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