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Churches
Church Openings — 4
- Corona Foursquare Church in Corona, Calif., pastored by Caleb Tyler (Southwest District)
- Iglesia El Paraiso Pentecostes (Lancaster East Hispanic Foursquare Church) in Lancaster, Calif., pastored by Blanca Fernandez (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
- New Life (Shelbyville Foursquare Church) in Shelbyville, Ind., pastored by Bryan Lund (Heartland District)
- Rockwall Foursquare Church in Rockwall, Texas, church planted by Randolph Chappell (Mid-South District)
Church Closings (Permanent*) — 10
- Abundant Life Mission (Peach Springs Foursquare Church) in Peach Springs, Ariz. (Southwest District)
- The Sound (Bellingham South Foursquare Church) in Bellingham, Wash. (Northwest District)
- Companerismo Cristiano De Carson (Carson North Hispanic Foursquare Church) in Carson, Calif. (Greater Los Angeles District)
- Cool Springs Foursquare Church (Kuna Foursquare Church) in Kuna, Idaho (Great Northern District
- East Valley Chapel La Quinta Foursquare Church in Indio, Calif. (Southwest District)
- Grace Fellowship (Fort Smith II Foursquare Church) in Fort Smith, Ark. (Mid-South District)
- Koinenia Christian Church (Milford Portuguese Foursquare Church) in Milford, Mass. (Northeast District)
- La Luz Del Mundo (Mesa Verde Hispanic Foursquare Church) in Blythe, Calif. (Southwest District)
- Living Streams (Fort Dodge Foursquare Church) in Fort Dodge, Iowa (Heartland District)
- Restoration Community (Round Rock Foursquare Church) Round Rock, Texas (Mid-South District)
Church Anniversaries (50+ years) — None
Total U.S. Foursquare Churches — 1,866
Pastors
Senior Pastoral Appointments to Established Churches — 7
- Richard Davis to New Hope Christian Fellowship (Helena Foursquare Church) in Helena, Mont. (Great Northern District)
- Bill Dunahoo to Living Way (Fort Smith Foursquare Church) in Fort Smith, Ark. (Mid-South District)
- Blanca Fernandez to Iglesia El Paraiso Pentecostes (Lancaster East Hispanic Foursquare Church) in Lancaster, Calif. (Pacifc Coast and Valleys District)
- Jason Hemmings to Parkside Community (San Angelo Foursquare Church) in San Angelo, Texas (Mid-South District)
- Peter Henderson to Living Way Fellowship (Littleton Foursquare Church) in Littleton, Colo. (Gateway District)
- Shannon Kapp to Living Hope Christian Fellowship (Dana Point South Foursquare Church) in San Clemente, Calif. (Southwest District)
- Warren Watties to Chaplain Coordinator of the Air Force Division (Central ARC)
Pastoral Retirements — 6
- Hector Gasca in Granada Hills, Calif. (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
- Rosemary Gasca in Granada Hills, Calif. (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
- Mike Puccio in Murrieta, Calif. (Southwest District)
- Joan Scott in Ruskin, Fla. (Southeast District)
- Lloyd Scott in Ruskin, Fla. (Southeast District)
- Tom Thompson in Beaverton, Ore. (North Pacific District)
Total Credentialed/Licensed ministers — 7,033
All reported data was confirmed by the Foursquare board of directors between Nov. 24 – Dec. 21 2009.
* Closings: Churches are not permanently closed until assets are sold or transferred.
** Two temporary closings took place during the time period.
