Samoan Assemblies of God

For other uses, see Samoan Assemblies of God (disambiguation).

Samoan Assemblies of God Worldwide
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	Pentecostal, Evangelical
Polity	Congregational-Presbyterian polity
Leader	General Superintendent Samani Pulepule
Geographical areas	Worldwide
Origin	1940's American Samoa
Congregations	530
Members	97,010

The Sāmoan Assemblies of God Fellowship (Sāmoan: Le Fa'apotopotoga a le Atua Samoa) or SAOG is a Pentecostal fellowship of churches. Established in 1928 on the Islands of American Sāmoa, it reached the Western Islands and outer countries with large Sāmoan communities, such as New Zealand, America and Australia. It has over 430 churches worldwide with over 55,000 adherents.

Unlike other evangelical and charismatic Sāmoan groups, the Sāmoan Assemblies of God has rejected many traditional Samoan cultural practices. It is currently under the leadership of General Superintendent Pastor Samani Pulepule, who has been the superintendent of the New Zealand Samoan Assemblies of God for over 40 years, and was recently elected as chairman of the Worldwide Fellowship at the Samoan Assemblies of God 15th World Conference in Sāmoa 2006.

There are similar sounding organizations which are distinct from the SAOG. These include the following: Sāmoan Independent Assemblies of God, and Assembly of God Church of Sāmoa.

Doctrine

Main article: Fundamental doctrines of the Assemblies of God in the United States of America

Statistics

The data shown below are primarily drawn from the World Christian Database (2006 ed) but also contains national denominational data and/or Census where indicated.

Country	Name	Total members (2006)
Alaska, USA	Samoan Assemblies of God in Alaska	2,100
American Samoa	Assemblies of God in American Samoa	12,000
Australia	Samoan Assemblies of God in Australia Incorporated	9,000
Germany	Munich and Berlin Samoan Assemblies of God Germany	950
Hawaii, USA	Samoan Assemblies of God in Hawaii	7,000
USA	Samoan Fellowship of the Assemblies of God in Mainland USA	15,000
New Zealand	Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand	19,000
Samoa	Assemblies of God in Samoa	28,200
Tokelau	Samoan-Tokelauan Assemblies of God	260
Tuvalu	Assemblies of God Samoa in Tuvalu	3,500

Churches

• New Zealand Samoan Assemblies of God
• Samoan Assemblies of God in Australia
• Samoan Assemblies of God in Mainland USA

Megachurches

• Auckland Samoan Assembly of God Inc. (NZL)
• Brisbane Samoan Assembly of God (AUS)
• Faleasiu Assembly of God (SAM)
• Lotopa Upper Room (SAM)
• Mangere Samoan Assembly of God Inc. (NZL)
• Melbourne Samoan Assembly of God (AUS)
• Mount Roskill Samoan Assembly of God Inc. (NZL)
• Napier Samoan Assembly of God Trustboard (NZL)
• Otara Samoan Assembly of God Inc. (NZL)
• Papatoetoe Samoan Assembly of God Trustboard (NZL)
• Porirua Samoan Assembly of God Trustboard (NZL)
• Puapua Assembly of God (AMS)
• Seattle Samoan Assembly of God (USA)
• Tafuna Assembly of God (AMS)
• Multi-Cultural Worship Center (USA)

Affiliated fellowships

• Samoa – The Assemblies of God in Samoa

• American Samoa – The Assemblies of God in American Samoa

• New Zealand – The Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand

• Australia – The Samoan Assemblies of God in Australia Incorporated and/or Australian Sāmoan Christian Churches

• Mainland USA – The Samoan Fellowship of the Assemblies of God in the US

• Hawaii – The Samoan Assemblies of God in Hawaii

• Alaska – The Samoan Assemblies of God in Alaska

• Germany – Munich and Berlin Samoan Assemblies of God Germany

• Tokelau – Samoan-Tokelauan Assemblies of God

• Tuvalu Islands – The Assemblies of God Samoa in Tuvalu