Churches
Church Openings – 4
- Centro Cristiano Chicago (Rosemont Foursquare Church) in Rosemont, Ill., pastored by Mario Solorzano (Heartland District)
- Church in the Alley (Oxnard Downtown Foursquare Church) in Oxnard, Calif., pastored by Norman Pussehl (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
- Covenant Hope Fellowship (Lubbock Southwest Foursquare Church) in Lubbock, Texas pastored by Richard Ward (Mid-South District)
- Hope Community Church (University Place West Foursquare Church) in University Place, Wash., pastored by Sheldon Koch (Northwest District)
Church Closings (Permanent*) – 6**
- Bridgeport Hispanic Foursquare Church in Bridgeport, Conn. (Northeast District)
- Hope Chapel Pacific (Salt Lake Foursquare Church) in Honolulu, Hawaii (Hawaii District)
- Kingsway International Christian Center (Norfolk Kingsway Foursquare Church) Norfolk, Va. (Mid-Atlantic District)
- Mission (North County Coastal Foursquare Church) in Oceanside, Calif. (Southwest District)
- New Song Savannah (Savannah Foursquare Church) in Savannah, Tenn. (Southeast District)
- River of God (Los Lunas Foursquare Church) in Los Lunas, N.M. (Mid-South District)
Total U.S. Foursquare Churches — 1,863
Pastors
Senior Pastoral Appointments to Established Churches – 9
- Teresa Acre to Fresh Start Church (Boon Foursquare Church) in Boon, Mich. (Heartland District)
- Ammon Collins to Crabtree Foursquare Church in Clinton, Ark. (Mid-South District)
- Lesley (Don) Jackson to Christian Center (Cedar Rapids Foursquare Church) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Heartland District)
- Dustin Johnson to SouthHills Church (Eugene South Foursquare Church) in Eugene, Ore. (North Pacific District)
- Steven Myers to The Living Way (Oakhurst Foursquare Church) in Oakhurst, Calif. (Central Pacific District)
- Cruz Navarro to Light of the Valley Christian Fellowship (Salinas Valley Foursquare Church) in Chualar, Calif. (Central Pacific District)
- Angel Quijano to Centro Cristiano de Amor y Fe (Norwalk Hispanic Foursquare Church) in Long Beach, Calif. (Greater Los Angeles District)
- John Roman to Inland Valley Community (Colton Foursquare Church) in Colton, Calif. (Southwest District)
- Cesareo Solis to New Orleans Hispanic Foursquare Church in Gretna, La. (Mid-South District)
Pastoral Retirements – 12
- Loomis Goode in Clackamas, Ore. (North Pacific District)
- Elaine Howard in McDonough, Ga. (Southeast District)
- Diane Mahoney in McDonough, Ga. (Southeast District)
- William Mahoney in McDonough, Ga. (Southeast District)
- Betty (Arleen) Mink in Buckeye, Ariz. (Southwest District)
- William Mouer in Lorain, Ohio (Mid-Atlantic District)
- Jose Pascua in San Antonio, Texas (Mid-South District)
- Joyce Pascua in San Antonio, Texas (Mid-South District)
- Marguerite Remington in Leesburg, Fla. (Southeast District)
- Richard Remington in Leesburg, Fla. (Southeast District)
- Catherine Valdez in Emmett, Idaho (Great Northern District)
- Thomas Valdez in Emmett, Idaho (Great Northern District)
Total Credentialed/Licensed ministers — 6,947
All reported data was confirmed by the Foursquare board of directors between December 21 – January 28.
* Closings: Churches are not permanently closed until assets are sold or transferred.
** Two temporary closings took place during the time period.
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