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Summary
- Yes, the largest Pentecostal churches celebrate Christmas as the birth of Jesus Christ, among them the Assemblies of God, the United Pentecostal Church International, the Foursquare Church, the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) and the Church of Pentecost in Ghana.
- The Assemblies of God closes its national office from 21 to 25 December 2026 for Christmas, and its news service ran a Christmas Eve meditation on the angel’s good tidings in 2020.
- The Oneness Pentecostal church known as the United Pentecostal Church International takes an offering called Christmas for Christ every Christmas season to support church planters.
- Pentecostal churches keep the season with carols, nativity scenes, services and gifts, and many of them spend it serving and inviting their neighbours.
- Some Pentecostal voices question the feast: one Assemblies of God congregation’s page in Naples says Christmas in its current meaning is not Christian at all, but it asks believers to remember Jesus’ birth always.
- Luke tells the birth as a story of the Holy Spirit, who was upon Simeon, the devout man who took the child in his arms and said, “For mine eyes have seen thy salvation” (Luke 2:30).
Bibliography (Click to show)
- The Holy Bible, King James Version: Luke 1:35, 1:41, 1:67; Luke 2:10–11, 2:25–30, 2:36–38; Acts 2:17. Malachi 4:2 (the sun of righteousness, named in the Naples page).
- The General Council of the Assemblies of God, Significant Events Calendar (as of 1 October 2026), ag.org: ag.org/-/media/AGORGV2/Events/AG_Significant_Events.pdf
- Ken Horn, Christmas is Relevant, AG News (Assemblies of God), 24 December 2020: news.ag.org/en/article-repository/news/2020/12/christmas-is-relevant
- Dan Van Veen, Study Shows Less than Half of Americans Attend Church at Christmas, But an Invitation Often Accepted, AG News (Assemblies of God), 17 December 2024: news.ag.org
- United Pentecostal Church International, Campaign Resources (Christmas for Christ): upci.org/campaign-resources/; The UPCI Now Has One Million Constituents in the US and Canada: upci.org/one-million-constituents/; Oneness Pentecostalism: upci.org/oneness-pentecostalism
- Glenn Burris Jr., Remember What God Has Said, The Foursquare Church, 17 December 2010: resources.foursquare.org/remember_what_god_has_said/
- The Foursquare Church, No Grinch Zone: Christmas at Foursquare Churches, 25 November 2011: resources.foursquare.org/no_grinch_zone/
- The Foursquare Church, Foursquare Christmas Outreaches to Reach Many This Holiday Season, 16 December 2014: resources.foursquare.org
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee), 2025 Global Christmas Live Stream: churchofgod.org/2025-global-christmas-live-stream/; Christmas Cheer/Chapel, International Offices calendar: churchofgod.org/event/excm-christmas-cheer-chapel/
- The Church of Pentecost, “Christmas Not Just A Holiday” – Chairman Delivers Christmas & New Year Message, 21 December 2021: thecophq.org
- ADI Napoli (Assemblee di Dio in Italia), Natale, in Italian: adinapoli.it/natale/
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