Pentecostal Conference of North American Keralites
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The Pentecostal Conference of North American Keralites (PCNAK) is an annual conference of Pentecostals of Keralite origin or from Kerala, India.[1] The conference takes place annually in various cities of North America for the purpose of "mutual edification, fellowship and renewing friendships". PCNAK is reportedly the largest annual South Asian Christian conference in North America today with over 5,000 people in attendance.[2] Please see the reference article written by Joy Thumpamon in the silver jubliee souniur.
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[edit] History
The first conference was held in 1983 at Oklahoma. Then, as follows:
- 1983 Oklahoma
- 1984 Dallas, TX
- 1984 Cape May, NJ
- 1985 Cleveland, TN
- 1986 Houston,TX
- 1987 Wayne, NJ
- 1988 Chicago,IL
- 1989 Dallas, TX
- 1990 Orlando, FL
- 1991 Cleveland, TN
- 1992 Toronto
- 1993 Syracuse, NY
- 1994 Chicago,IL
- 1995 Dallas, TX
- 1996 Knoxville, TN
- 1997 Lansing, MI
- 1998 Houston, TX
- 1999 Somerset, NJ
- 2000 Oklahoma City, OK
- 2001 Long Beach, CA
- 2002 Atlanta, GA
- 2003 Valley Forge, PA
- 2004 Virginia Beach, VA
- 2005 Rochester, NY
- 2006 Arlington, TX
- 2007 Orlando, FL
- 2008 Atlanta, GA
- 2009 Chicago, IL
- 2010 Houston, TX
- 2011 Oklahoma City, OK[1]
- 2012 Hamilton, Ontario
- 2013 New York, NY
[edit] PCNAK Youth
PCNAK Youth is PCNAK's division with a focus on grabbing the attention of the Malayalee Pentecostal Youth by creating an atmosphere and highly appealing schedule. Notably for athletes of this community, PCNAK offers a Sports Day Tournament which includes Men's Basketball, U-19 Basketball, Men's/Women's Volleyball, and other sports based on priorly expressed interest of the community, and singing praise and worship everyday.
Mr. Reji N Abraham is currently serving as the National Youth Coordinator for the 2012 Canada Conference.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Hinton, Carla (June 25, 2011). "OKC Pentecostal conference to gather India faithful". Tulsa World. http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=18&articleid=20110625_11_A13_OKLAHO608636. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ PCNAK About Us Page
