MISSIONS

MM33 is the theme name chosen by the World Assemblies of God Fellowship to describe our efforts between now and 2033 to engage in the greatest work of evangelism and church planting the world has ever seen. This focus is consistent with our history. When we were only a few in 1914, the same resolve was made. Fast forward to 1988 when 40 national leaders met to discuss the possibility of active cooperation in world evangelism, resulting in a determination to engage together in a Decade of Harvest from 1990 to 2000, and to form the World Assemblies of God Fellowship. Their resolve, attended by intercessory prayer and filled with faith, launched an unprecedented period of growth – from 148,444 churches to 222,519 (67% growth), and from 23,774,727 adherents to 38,229,263 (62% growth). In the intervening years between 2000 and the present, the growth of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship has continued to expand with approximately 370,000 churches and almost 70 million adherents. 

 

But the pace of church planting and evangelism needs to exponentially grow if we are to finish the Task. A prophetic exhortation was shared at the 2017 World Assemblies of God Congress, asking the Lord of the Harvest to help us so that if He tarries His return until 2033 (the 2000th anniversary of His resurrection and the Day of Pentecost), the World Assemblies of God Fellowship would consist of ONE MILLION churches! 

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Now more than ever, we are a globally connected Movement of God, with a total of 164 member national churches from 144 countries! In 1990 just a few member churches had their own missions sending agencies, but today well over 100 member churches do! This should bolster our faith to see how God’s Spirit is fulfilling the need for more people and resources.