Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Pulepule Samani Pulepule (13 October 1923 – 4 June 2013) was a Samoan minister since the early 1950s in the Assemblies of God movement. Dr Pulepule was also the Chief Apostle of the Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand for over 40 years and was elected as the World Chairman of the Samoan Assemblies of God Worldwide.Pulepule was the senior pastor for the Samoan A/G in Auckland. It is one of the largest Samoan congregations in the world, and through his ministry, Dr Pulepule has planted over 100 churches throughout New Zealand. In 2005 the church group he led went through a phase of division where 50 churches stayed under the Assemblies of God in New Zealand umbrella, and 45 churches left and became an autonomous fellowship under his direction.Since 2005 the church under his direction has grown from 45 to over 90 at this present time, and the church continues to grow and is still known to be the fastest growing Pentecostal movement in New Zealand. On 25 September 2011, Pulepule officially resigned from all his posts of Senior Pastor, General Superintendent and World Chairman in the Samoan Assemblies of God movement. In attendance were the former General Superintendents of the Assemblies of God in New Zealand, Assemblies of God leaders around the world, the Mayor of Auckland, the Auckland City Council and Members of Parliament as well as leaders of all the other Pentecostal denominations who all paid tribute to Pulepule and the First Lady. Since the beginning of the Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand, the church group have rejected many traditional Samoan cultural practices.Pulepule was known as one of the eldest serving Pastors in the Southern Hemisphere.His wife, First Lady Sapapali'i Pulepule died on 21 May 2013. Pulepule died two weeks later, on 04 June 2013. Thousands attended both memorial services for two great pioneers in the Assemblies of God movement. The New Zealand Government also presented gifts and the national flag of New Zealand was draped over their coffins.. }
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- Samani_Pulepule abstract "Pulepule Samani Pulepule (13 October 1923 – 4 June 2013) was a Samoan minister since the early 1950s in the Assemblies of God movement. Dr Pulepule was also the Chief Apostle of the Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand for over 40 years and was elected as the World Chairman of the Samoan Assemblies of God Worldwide.Pulepule was the senior pastor for the Samoan A/G in Auckland. It is one of the largest Samoan congregations in the world, and through his ministry, Dr Pulepule has planted over 100 churches throughout New Zealand. In 2005 the church group he led went through a phase of division where 50 churches stayed under the Assemblies of God in New Zealand umbrella, and 45 churches left and became an autonomous fellowship under his direction.Since 2005 the church under his direction has grown from 45 to over 90 at this present time, and the church continues to grow and is still known to be the fastest growing Pentecostal movement in New Zealand. On 25 September 2011, Pulepule officially resigned from all his posts of Senior Pastor, General Superintendent and World Chairman in the Samoan Assemblies of God movement. In attendance were the former General Superintendents of the Assemblies of God in New Zealand, Assemblies of God leaders around the world, the Mayor of Auckland, the Auckland City Council and Members of Parliament as well as leaders of all the other Pentecostal denominations who all paid tribute to Pulepule and the First Lady. Since the beginning of the Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand, the church group have rejected many traditional Samoan cultural practices.Pulepule was known as one of the eldest serving Pastors in the Southern Hemisphere.His wife, First Lady Sapapali'i Pulepule died on 21 May 2013. Pulepule died two weeks later, on 04 June 2013. Thousands attended both memorial services for two great pioneers in the Assemblies of God movement. The New Zealand Government also presented gifts and the national flag of New Zealand was draped over their coffins.".