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During the month of December, five new churches were opened, 18 Foursquare churches were closed, and 12 Foursquare pastors retired. In addition, nine senior pastors were appointed to Foursquare churches in the U.S.

There are now 1,692 Foursquare churches in the U.S., with 6,645 credentialed ministers serving at churches and in the field.

The following reported data was confirmed by the Foursquare board of directors between December 6–20.

 

 

Churches

Church Openings — 5

  • City Faith Church (Sacramento Foursquare Church), pastored by James Hoegger in Sacramento, Calif. (Central Pacific District)
  • Liberty Foursquare Church (Hays Foursquare Church), pastored by Stephen Dinkel in Hays, Kan. (Gateway District)
  • Roots Church (Federal Way Roots Foursquare Church), pastored by James Stalker in Federal Way (Northwest District)
  • South Puyallup (Puyallup South Foursquare Church), pastored by Roger Archer in Puyallup, Wash. (Northwest District)
  • Un Lugar De Encuentro (Galt Hispanic Foursquare Church), pastored by Ricardo Guzman in Sacramento, Calif. (Central Pacific District)

Church Closings (Permanent*) — 18**

  • Alhambra Hispanic Foursquare Church in Lincoln Heights, Calif. (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
  • Community Harvest (Pasadena 2 Foursquare Church) in Pasadena, Calif. (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
  • Fremont Central Foursquare Simple Church Network in Fremont, Calif. (Central Pacific District)
  • Good Voice (Korea Town South Foursquare Church) in Los Angeles (Greater Los Angeles District)
  • Home of Grace (Northridge Chinese Foursquare Church) in Northridge, Calif. (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
  • Jesucristo es el Señor (Ventura Hispanic Foursquare Church) in Ventura, Calif. (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
  • Lighthouse Christian Fellowship (Ventura Eastside Foursquare Church) in Ventura, Calif. (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
  • Lighthouse Community Fellowship (Caliente Foursquare Church) in Caliente, Nev. (Southwest District)
  • Living Faith (Lancaster North Foursquare Church) in Lancaster, Calif. (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
  • Misión Bethel (Torrance Hispanic, CA Foursquare Gospel Church) in Torrance, Calif. (Greater Los Angeles District)
  • Misionera LA Foursquare Church in Los Angeles (Greater Los Angeles District)
  • New Life (Shelbyville Foursquare Church) in Shelbyville, Ind. (Heartland District)
  • Royal Oaks (Stevenson Ranch Foursquare Church) in Stevenson Ranch, Calif. (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
  • The Gathering (Simi Valley 3 Foursquare Simple Church Network) in Simi Valley, Calif. (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
  • The River Community (Ventura Central Foursquare Church) in Ventura, Calif. (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
  • Tree of Life (Montebello West Foursquare Church) in Los Angeles (Greater Los Angeles District)
  • Valley Christian Center in Palmdale, Calif. (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
  • The Well (Washington D.C. Georgetown Foursquare Simple Church Network) in Washington, D.C. (Mid-Atlantic District)

Total U.S. Foursquare Churches 1,692
Total Attendance of the U.S. Foursquare Churches — 248,510


Pastors

Senior Pastoral Appointments to Established Foursquare Churches — 12

  • Bob Bankhead to World Hope Worship Center (Salisbury Foursquare Church) in Salisbury, N.C. (Southeast District)
  • Jim Duran to The River Community (Horizon Foursquare Church) in Ventura, Calif. (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
  • Jeffrey Freeman to Beverly Hills Foursquare Church in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Greater Los Angeles District)
  • Jim Fourtner to Skyline (Anchorage Foursquare Church) in Anchorage, Alaska (North Pacific District)
  • Bob Gaston to Harvest Christian Fellowship (Vinton Foursquare Church) in Vinton, Iowa (Heartland District)
  • David Giles to Abundant Life (Mooresville South Foursquare Church) in Mooresville, N.C. (Southeast District)
  • James Jordan to New Hope Searles Valley (Trona Foursquare Church) in Trona, Calif. (Central Pacific District)
  • Rafael Melara to Iglesia Cristiana Nuevo Vision (Huntingburg Hispanic Foursquare Church) in Huntingburg, Ind. (Heartland District)
  • Marty Schminkey to Cornerstone (Independence Foursquare Church) in Independence, Iowa (Heartland District)
  • Chon Torres to Lighthouse Foursquare Church (East Ventura Foursquare Church) in Ventura, Calif. (Pacific Coast and Valleys District)
  • Chris Vaughn to Grace Summit Church (Stockbridge Foursquare Church) in Stockbridge, Ga. (Southeast District)
  • Ken Worley to New Hope (Manteca 2 Foursquare Church) in Manteca, Calif. (Central Pacific District)

Credentialed Minister Retirements — 9

  • Danny Hall in Tulsa, Okla. (MidSouth District)
  • Cheryl Iverson in Tulsa, Okla. (MidSouth District)
  • Gary Loop in Loleta, Calif. (Central Pacific District)
  • Ron May in Bolivar, Ohio (Mid-Atlantic District)
  • Anna Montoya in Espanola, N.M. (MidSouth District)
  • Annette Nolen in Springfield, Tenn. (Foursquare Chaplains International)
  • Ken Nolen in Springfield, Tenn. (Foursquare Chaplains International)
  • Brent Price in Los Angeles (Greater Los Angeles District)
  • Clarabelle Trujillo in Espanola, N.M. (MidSouth District)

Total Credentialed/Licensed Ministers — 6,645

*Closings: Churches are permanently closed when assets are sold or transferred.
**Temporary Closings: Four churches were temporarily closed during the month of December.

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