The Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand Incorporated (SAOGNZ) are a group of pentecostal churches predominately made up of Samoan people. Established in New Zealand in the early 1960s by a group of Pentecostals from Samoa bringing the message of Pentecostalism to their Samoan people living in New Zealand.

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  • The Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand Incorporated (SAOGNZ) are a group of pentecostal churches predominately made up of Samoan people. Established in New Zealand in the early 1960s by a group of Pentecostals from Samoa bringing the message of Pentecostalism to their Samoan people living in New Zealand. From the late 1960s to 2005, they were working co-operatively with the Assemblies of God in New Zealand (AOGNZ), however the Samoan fellowship felt the need to be a self governing body and formed its own constitution which split the Samoan Assemblies of God National body in two, and 24 Samoan churches affiliated with AGNZ left the umbrella and formed a break-away group now known as the Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand Incorporated. The group that decided to stay (60 affiliated) under the umbrella of the Assemblies of God in New Zealand remained the New Zealand Samoan Assemblies of God. Currently under the leadership of Pastor Samani Pulepule who has served as their Superintendent since the 1960s and was recently elected as the General Superintendent of the World Samoan Assemblies of God Fellowship. They are not affiliated with AOGNZ and their affiliation with the World Assemblies of God Fellowship is debatable. They have churches in Mainland USA, Australia, Hawaii, Alaska, American Samoa, Samoa, Tuvalu, Tokelau and Germany. The New Zealand group of churches currently have over 10,000 adherents, and over 50 local churches (Census, 2009), with a national convention centre built in Mangere, Auckland. It was officially opened in April 1992 during the "He has paid the Price - Ua uma on Ia totogi le Tau Conference" the churches 8th World Conference. The convention centre bares the name of the Superintendent and is known as the Samani Pulepule Convention/Community Centre. It was this Samoan fellowship that contributed to the growth of the Assemblies of God in New Zealand making it the Nations fastest growing church. By 2005 there were 89 Samoan Assemblies of God Churches throughout New Zealand, some had left to form the break-away group while others remained under the Assemblies of God in New Zealand umbrella. They share the same faith, same values and same cultural beliefs. The Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand Incorporated were under going court cases. These court cases were ressolved in July 2009. The Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand Incorporated should not be confused with the Assembly of God Church of Samoa in New Zealand who are group of 27 churches that had left the Samoan Assemblies of God in 1974 due to the dissatifaction of one local minister of having the Samoan churches align with the European or the General Assemblies of God, wanting the Samoan churches to be run by the Samoan people. He formed an independent group of churches known informally as the "Lotu Mesako" to the Samoan Assemblies of God adherents, or formally as the Assembly of God Church of Samoa in New Zealand. This group of churches serve under the leadership of Pastor Mesako Sanerivi who formed and encouraged this break away group. They have 22 churches in Australia, and only one in Samoa.
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  • New Zealand
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  • Samoan Assemblies of God Worldwide
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  • 1960's
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  • Vivian Street, Wellington
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  • The Late Pastor Fereti (Fred) Ama
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  • Pastor Samani Pulepule (since 1967)
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  • Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand Incorporated
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  • Assemblies of God in Western Samoa
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  • The Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand Incorporated (SAOGNZ) are a group of pentecostal churches predominately made up of Samoan people. Established in New Zealand in the early 1960s by a group of Pentecostals from Samoa bringing the message of Pentecostalism to their Samoan people living in New Zealand.
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  • Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand Incorporated
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