The Open Bible Standard Churches (OBSC) or Open Bible Churches is an association of Pentecostal churches with headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Open Bible Churches is affiliated with New Hope Christian College, an accredited Bible college in Eugene, Oregon. Open Bible publishes the Message of the Open Bible.
Open Bible is similar in doctrine and practice to the Assemblies of God. Open Bible adherents believe in the modern-day gifts of the Holy Spirit, with speaking in tongues as one of the evidences of the gifts being manifested in the believer. Generally, each congregation owns its own property and calls its own pastor. The organization is affiliated with the National Association of Evangelicals, the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America, and the Pentecostal World Conference.
There are more than 150,000 Open Bible members worldwide. In 2006, U.S. membership was 40,000 in 330 churches.
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