George O. Wood

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George O. Wood
General Superintendent
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Dr. George O. Wood
ChurchNewport-Mesa Christian Center
Elected2007
In office2007-2017
PredecessorThomas E. Trask
Successor
Orders
Ordination1967
by General Council of the Assemblies of God in the United States of America, Southern Missouri District
Personal details
SpouseJewel Wood
Children2
EducationEvangel University(B.A.), Fuller Seminary(Ph.D), Western State University (J.D.)

George O. Wood is an American Pentecostal minister. From 2007-2017, he served as General Superintendent of the General Council of the Assemblies of God in the United States of America (AG) and has been Chairman of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, the largest Pentecostal denomination in the world, since 2008. He previously served as General Secretary of the AG from 1993 to 2007.

Biography[]

Wood has received a B.A. from Evangel University, a J.D. from Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California and a Ph.D. degree in pastoral theology from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. [1][2]

Ministry[]

For 17 years he pastored of Newport Mesa Christian Center in Costa Mesa, California. From 1965 until 1971, he was director of Spiritual Life and Student Life at Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri.

In 1988 until 1993, He was Assistant Superintendent of the Southern California District of the Assemblies of God (1988–93). From 1993 until 2007, he served as General Secretary of the General Council of the Assemblies of God in the United States of America (AG). From 2007 until 2017, he served as General Superintendent of the AG.[3] In 2008, he became the Chairman of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship.[4]

Publications[]

  • 1984 The Successful Life ISBN 0-930756-82-7
  • 1986 Living Fully ISBN 0-932305-23-7
  • 1998 A Psalm in Your Heart: Psalms 1-75 ISBN 0-88243-685-6
  • 1999 A Psalm In Your Heart, Volume 2: Psalms 76-150 ISBN 0-88243-785-2
  • 2008 Trusting God ISBN 188068909X
  • 2009 Living in the Spirit
  • 2009 Jesus and You ISBN 1880689154
  • 2012 Acts of the Holy Spirit ISBN 1603820248

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