February 1908 marks the embryonic arrival of The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada on the continent of Africa with Charles Chawner in Zululand. December 25 1908 marks its arrival in Liberia.
With over 2 million believers worshipping in the 17,000 churches of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Africa, no one can question the fruitfulness of PAOC’s 100 years of missions in Africa! Nairobi Pentecostal Church – is an icon of God’s blessing on our service and sacrifice. Famous for its mile of pews – 5 decades of God’s faithfulness have seen God’s servants plant 7 satellite churches for a combined weekly attendance of 50,000 believers! 2Christian Schools and Hope FM have ensured that ministry was not confined to evangelism and church planting alone.
Today our A-Team (Africa Team) is 100 members strong and serves Africa-wide in the areas of Evangelism, Church-Planting, Leadership Development, Education, Health, Community Development and Emergency Relief.
Born in England, Stephen Chaloner is the PAOC’s Regional Director for Africa. Following 9 years of pastoral ministry in Canada, he and his wife Heather ministered in Brazil (17 years) and Mozambique (5 years). While Heather taught primary school in a variety of settings, Steve has dedicated himself to leadership development and has served as Director of Extension Studies, and Principal of 3 Bible Colleges. His publications include a 39-lesson video series on Systematic Theology.
Steve’s particular mandate is to facilitate the healthy development of PAOC initiatives in Africa and the fellowship of its network of African churches known as the Pentecostal Assemblies of Africa (PAOA). His formal education includes undergraduate and graduate theological degrees, and graduate studies in Leadership and a graduate diploma in Counselling and Family Therapy.
