North Pointe Community Church

North Pointe Community Church
North Pointe Community Church building
Location Edmonton
Country Canada
Denomination Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
Churchmanship Evangelicalism, Pentecostalism
Website np.church
History
Founded 1917 (1917)
Founder(s) John McAlister
Clergy
Senior pastor(s) Bob Jones

North Pointe Community Church is an evangelical pentecostal church affiliated with Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The senior pastor is Bob Jones.

History

The church was founded in 1917 by Pastor John McAlister under the name of Bethel Pentecostal Assembly. [1]In 1933, the church is named Edmonton Pentecostal Tabernacle and a new building is inaugurated. In 1963, the church is named Edmonton Central Pentecostal Tabernacle. A new building (the “Square building”) with a seating capacity of 1,000 people was designed by Peter Hemingway and dedicated on October 4, 1964. In 1972, the “Pyramid building”, with a seating capacity of 1,800 is inaugurated. In 1985, the attendance was 1,249 people. In 2006, the “Square building” and the “Pyramid building” have been sold. [2] and the church opened a new building in the north of Edmonton.

References

  1. ↑ North Pointe Community Church, Our history, np.church, Canada, Retrieved June 28, 2018
  2. ↑ The Heritage Canada Foundation - Featured Heritage Buildings Archived May 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.

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