The Pentecostal Conference of North American Keralites (PCNAK) is an annual conference of Pentecostals of Keralite origin or from Kerala, India. 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.PCNAK About Us Page
History The first conference was held in 1983 at Oklahoma. List of the year and host city, state/province of PCNAK: 1983 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1984 Cape May, New Jersey / Dallas, Texas 1985 Cleveland, Tennessee 1986 Houston, Texas 1987 Wayne, New Jersey 1988 Chicago, Illinois 1989 Dallas, Texas 1990 Orlando, Florida 1991 Cleveland, Tennessee 1992 Toronto, Ontario 1993 Syracuse, New York 1994 Chicago, Illinois 1995 Arlington, Texas 1996 Knoxville, Tennessee 1997 Lansing, Michigan 1998 Houston, Texas 1999 Somerset, New Jersey 2000 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2001 Long Beach, California 2002 Atlanta, Georgia 2003 Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 2004 Virginia Beach, Virginia 2005 Rochester, New York 2006 Arlington, Texas 2007 Orlando, Florida 2008 Atlanta, Georgia 2009 Chicago, Illinois 2010 Houston, Texas 2011 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2012 Hamilton, Ontario 2013 Hartford, Connecticut 2014 Lansing, Michigan 2015 Greenville, South Carolina 2016 Addison, Texas 2017 Columbus, Ohio 2018 Springfield, Massachusetts Facebook 2019 Miami, Florida 2023 Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Postponed from 2020)38th Pentecostal conference of North American keralites) 2024 Houston, Texas (Postponed from 2021) (from next one on the conference will be every other year) 2026 Chicago, Illinois
PCNAK Youth PCNAK Youth is the English stream of PCNAK and generally people age under 40 participates. The focus is on the spiritual well being of the young people as well as opportunity is created for sports and other activities. The Sports Day Tournaments include Men's Basketball, U-19 Basketball, Men's/Women's Volleyball, and other sports based on priority expressed interest of the community. more detailed information available in the history of the pentecostal movement.
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PCNAK Houston (July 2024)