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Churches
Church Openings — 0
Church Closings* (Permanent**) – 6
- Klickitat Valley (Klickitat Foursquare Church) in Klickitat, Wash. (North Pacific District)
- La Verne City Foursquare Church in La Verne City, Calif. (Greater Los Angeles District)
- Living Waters (Valparaiso Foursquare Church) in Valparaiso, Ind. (Heartland District)
- River of Life (Pine Grove Foursquare Church) in Pine Grove, Calif. (Central Pacific District
- Seattle Ethiopian Foursquare Church in Seattle, Wash. (Northwest District)
- Solid Ground Christian Church (Harlingen Foursquare Church) in Harlingen, Texas (Mid-South District)
Church Anniversaries (50+ years) – 1
- Knox City Foursquare Church in Knox City, Texas (Mid-South District) – 75 years
Total U.S. Foursquare Churches – 1,871
Pastors
Senior Pastoral Appointments – 7
- Gary Crawford to Gateway Church (Nixa Foursquare Church) in Nixa, Mo. (Gateway District)
- Joseph Cockrum to Westside Faith Center (Eugene Westside Foursquare Church) in Eugene, Ore. (North Pacific District)
- Timothy Johnson to Eastside Faith Center (Eugene 2 Foursquare Church) in Eugene, Ore. (North Pacific District)
- Mark Lebsack to Plaza Bible Church (Orange Foursquare Church) in Orange, Calif. (Southwest District)
- Lawrence Moore to World Harvest Church (Silver City II Foursquare Church) in Silver City, N.M. (Mid-South District)
- Bill Smith to Living Hope Family Church (Franklin Foursquare Church) in Franklin, Pa. (Mid-Atlantic District)
- Albert Soto to Trinity Christian Center (Artesia Foursquare Church) in Artesia, Calif. (Greater Los Angeles District)
Pastoral Retirements – 9
- Alan Eastland in Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Gateway District)
- Alona Eastland in Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Gateway District)
- Barbara Fairchild in Muncie, Ind. (Heartland District)
- Lane Fairchild in Muncie, Ind. (Heartland District)
- Patsy Farmer in Post Falls, Idaho (Northwest District)
- Judy A. Ginorio in Tampa, Fla. (Southeast District)
- Keith Howerton in Anaheim, Calif. (Central Pacific District)
- Norman Kneeland in Tacoma, Wash. (Northwest District)
- Jon Youngquist in Snohomish , Wash. (Northwest District)
Total Credentialed/Licensed ministers – 7,039
All reported data was confirmed by the Foursquare board of directors between Oct. 29 – Nov. 24, 2009.
* Closings: Churches are not permanently closed until assets are sold or transferred.
** No temporary closings took place during the time period.
