Pentecostal revival movement in Chile

The Pentecostal Movement in Chile began in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1902, in Valparaiso, under the pastorship of an American missionary, Rev. Dr. Willis C. Hoover K.[1]

Today, about 15% of the Chilean population identifies as Pentecostal.[2] The largest Pentecostal denominations represented in Chile are:

  • Iglesia Evangelica Pentecostal - Evangelical Pentecostal Church - in 17 countries, including United States
  • Iglesia Metodista Pentecostal - Pentecostal Methodist Church - in 4 countries
  • Iglesia Pentecostal de Chile - Pentecostal Church of Chile (She used to have a mission in Brooklyn, New York)
  • Iglesia Unida Metodista Pentecostal - United Pentecostal Methodist Church - in 7 countries

Pentecostal missions from United States (Assemblies of God, Church of God, The Foursquare Church) arrived in Chile in the late 1950s.

References
  1. . Therefore, all the national Pentecostal denominations are Methodist in doctrine (they baptize infants and adults by aspersion) and in form of government (they have bishops and annual conferences or assemblies). But only two still carry the "Methodist" name: The Methodist Pentecostal Church of Chile, which is considered the "mother" of all the other national Pentecostal denominations and the United Methodist Pentecostal Church of Chile. Hence, the Pentecostal Evangelical Church, the Pentecostal Church of Chile, the Pentecostal Mission Church, these last two are active members of the World Council of Churches since the New Delhi Assembly in 1961. Bundy, David. "Willis Collins Hoover". Cyberjournal for Pentecostal-Charismatic Research. Pentecostal-Charismatic Theological Inquiry International. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  2. "International Religious Freedom Report: Chile". United States Department of State. 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2011.


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