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Churches
Church Openings – 9
- Eastside La Roca (Portland East Spanish Foursquare Church) in Portland, Ore., pastored by Juan Camacena (North Pacific District)
- Escondido South Foursquare Church in Escondido, Calif., pastored by Rob Granger Jr. (Southwest District)
- Fairbanks Russian Foursquare Church in Fairbanks, Alaska, pastored by Pavel Abramov (North Pacific District)
- Fresno Hispanic Foursquare Church in Fresno, Calif., pastored by Dan Tovar (Central Pacific District)
- Indonesian Pentacostal (Seattle Indonesian Foursquare Church) in Mountlake Terrace, Wash., pastored by Johannis Suwuh (Northwest District)
- Living Water (Stamford Foursquare Church) in Stamford, Conn., pastored by Helio Barros (Northeast District)
- New Covenant Fellowship (Freeport Foursquare Simple Church Network), a simple church in Freeport, Ill., pastored by Chester Burton (Heartland District)
- Revolution Church (Portland Lents Foursquare Church) in Portland, Ore., pastored by Alpha Hayward (North Pacific District)
- The Oregon Community (Portland North Foursquare Church) in Portland, Ore., pastored by Ryan Saari (North Pacific District)
Church Closings (Permanent*) – 7
- Chicago 2 Foursquare Church in Chicago, Ill. (Heartland District)
- C-Mobile (Denver Metro Foursquare Church) in Littleton, Colo. (Gateway District)
- Father’s Heart Church (Branson North Foursquare Church) in Branson, Mo. (Gateway District)
- The Gathering Place (Quemado Foursquare Church) in Quemado, N.M. (MidSouth District)
- Heritage Family Fellowship (Pittsburg Central Foursquare Church) in Pittsburg, Calif. (Central Pacific District)
- His Dwelling Place (Sabre Springs Foursquare Church) in San Diego, Calif. (Southwest District)
- Ohana Fellowship of Grace (Portland SE 4 Foursquare Church) in Milwaukie, Ore. (North Pacific District)
Total U.S. Foursquare Churches -1,856
Pastors
Senior Pastoral Appointments to Established Churches – 13
- Sam Cook to Living Hope Fellowship (Leesburg Foursquare Church) in Leesburg, Ga. (Southeast District)
- Joel Galindo to New Heart Fellowship (Altadena Foursquare Church) in Altadena, Calif. (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
- Henry Gonzalez to Hope Chapel of Tucson (Tucson 5 Foursquare Church) in Tucson, Ariz. (Southwest District)
- Don Haislett to Cleansing Stream (Odessa First Foursquare Church) in Odessa, Texas (MidSouth District)
- Steve Johnson to Safe Harbor (Anacortes Foursquare Church) in Anacortes, Wash. (Northwest District)
- Benjamin Lobasyuk to Temple of Salvation (L.A. International Foursquare Church) in Valley Village, Calif. (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
- Christine Mendoza to The Grace Place (Colorado Springs Foursquare Church) in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gateway District)
- Matt Messner to Faith Center (Eureka Foursquare Church) in Eureka, Calif. (Central Pacific District)
- Jamie Pagels Jr. to Pullman Foursquare Church in Pullman, Wash. (Northwest District)
- Alex Prokopchik to Sunrise in L.A. (Hollywood International Foursquare Church) in Valley Village, Calif. (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
- Luis Suarez to West Valley Hispanic Foursquare Church in Arleta, Calif. (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
- Noel Villarivera to Grace Fellowship (Tacoma South Foursquare Church) in Tacoma, Wash. (Northwest District)
- Warren Willie to Muncie South Foursquare Church in Muncie, Ind. (Heartland District)
Credentialed Ministers Retirements – 2
- Eleanor Baker in Twain Harte, Calif. (Central Pacific District)
- Ray Marcel in Houma, La. (MidSouth District)
Total Credentialed/Licensed ministers – 6,953
All reported data was confirmed by the Foursquare board of directors between April 1 – April 29.
* Closings: Churches are not permanently closed until assets are sold or transferred.
** Three temporary closings took place during the time period.
