About the Journal
The Dictionary of African Pentecostal-Charismatic Biographies (DAPCB) is an annual Open Access publication devoted to telling the inspiring stories of pastors, missionaries, evangelists, lay leaders, and other remarkable Pentecostal practitioners who have shaped the Pentecostal-Charismatic movement across Africa and the diaspora. This journal exists to honour these pioneers, capture their mission, achievements, struggles, and personal journeys and make their legacies accessible to everyone: researchers, students, church communities, and the wider public.
After a century of Pentecostal-Charismatic mission in Africa and the African diaspora, a significant number of the pioneering and founding leaders who made remarkable contributions to the movement's emergence, growth, and dissemination, and who have left a lasting impact on its history, have passed away. The subsequent generation, who had the privilege of working along with these influential figures, is also gradually departing. The profound contributions and mission practices of these individuals across the Pentecostal-Charismatic tradition in Africa and the African diaspora have not been comprehensively documented for the benefit of future generations. While a limited number of scholarly works have been dedicated to some of these individuals, these are regrettably inadequate given the extensive number of pastors, missionaries, apostles, evangelists, teachers, lay leaders, and others who have dedicated themselves to the cause and yet remain unnoticed.
The Dictionary of African Pentecostal-Charismatic Biographies aims to function as a central repository where the missionary activities, accomplishments, and noteworthy contributions of such distinguished individuals can be critically evaluated and recorded for future generations within Pentecost University’s Open Access research portal.
