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About Membership

See below for the various SPS membership levels and their associated dues, rights and responsibilities, requirements, as well as links to join or renew.

Full Members, Associate Members, Student Members,
Mail-in Application



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Memberships run from January 1 through December 31 in a calendar year. Any membership payments made after October 1 are assumed to be for the next year and are applied as such (e.g., dues paid on November 18, 2024 are applied for the 2025 membership year starting January 1, 2025).

Full Member: $110 Annually

Rights and Privileges:

  • Receives Pneuma - Online and Hardcopy
  • Receives Monthly Newsletter
  • May Lead SPS Group
  • May Lead Society as Officer
  • May Vote in Business Meeting regarding all items
  • Receives hard copy of annual program if attending conference

Requirements:

Hold an earned graduate degree from a recognized institution of higher education, currently be engaged in Christian education (administrative or instructional), or have made significant literary contributions to Pentecostal literature and journalism. Applicants without an earned graduate degree should submit a statement of qualifications for consideration by the membership committee. Must subscribe to the Society's Statement of Purpose.

How to Join or Renew

Step 1:

Online Membership Application

RETIRED Full Member: $70 Annually

Rights and Privileges:

  • Receives Pneuma - Online
  • Receives Monthly Newsletter
  • May Lead SPS Group
  • May Vote in Business Meeting regarding all items
  • Receives hard copy of annual program if attending conference

Requirements:

  • Must be retired from full-time employment.
  • Must meet the above listed requirements for Full Member.

How to Join or Renew

Step 1:

Online Membership Application

Associate Member: $110 Annually

Rights and Privileges:

  • Receives Pneuma - Online and Hardcopy
  • Receives Monthly Newsletter
  • May Lead SPS Group
  • May Vote in Business Meeting but not for Bylaws changes
  • Receives hard copy of annual program if attending conference

Requirements:

Hold an earned graduate degree from a recognized institution of higher education, be currently engaged in Christian education (administrative or instructional) or have made significant literary contributions to Pentecostal literature and journalism. Applicant without an earned graduate degree should submit a statement of qualifications for consideration by the membership committee.

How to Join or Renew

Step 1:

Online Membership Application

RETIRED Associate Member: $70 Annually

Rights and Privileges:

  • Receives Pneuma - Online
  • Receives Monthly Newsletter
  • May Lead SPS Group
  • May Vote in Business Meeting but not for Bylaws changes
  • Receives hard copy of annual program if attending conference

Requirements:

Hold an earned graduate degree from a recognized institution of higher education, be currently engaged in Christian education (administrative or instructional) or have made significant literary contributions to Pentecostal literature and journalism. Applicant without an earned graduate degree should submit a statement of qualifications for consideration by the membership committee.

How to Join or Renew

Step 1:

Online Membership Application

Student Member: $60 Annually

Rights and Privileges:

  • Receives Pneuma - Online
  • Receives Monthly Newsletter
  • May Lead SPS Group
  • Receives hard copy of annual program if attending conference

Requirements:

Must be enrolled in an institution of higher learning.

How to Join or Renew

Step 1:

Online Membership Application

Mail in Application and Payment

Download the SPS Membership Application (PDF), print the form, complete it manually, and mail the completed form and payment in US $ to:

The Society for Pentecostal Studies
c/o Rev. Jesse Heath
7210 NW 39th Expressway
Bethany OK 73008

SPS Leadership
Bylaws
2025 Conference
Past Meetings
Student Members
Contact the Society

Statement of Purpose

  • To encourage fellowship and facilitate co-ordination of effort among Pentecostal believers throughout the world.
  • To demonstrate to the world the essential unity of Spirit-baptized believers, fulfilling the prayer of the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • To cooperate in an endeavor to respond to the unchanging commission of the Lord Jesus, to carry His message to all people of all nations.
  • To promote courtesy and mutual understanding, “endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, until we all come in the unity of the faith.”
  • To afford prayerful/practical assistance to any Pentecostal body in need of such.
  • To promote and maintain the scriptural purity of the Society by Bible study and prayer.
  • To uphold and maintain those Pentecostal truths, “most surely believed among us.”

Join the SPS or Renew Membership

To become a member, please complete both of the steps listed below:

Step 1: Complete and Submit the Online Membership Application. (The application form will open in a new tab. You can come back to this page to pay your dues.)

Step 2: Pay Your Annual Membership Dues Online by clicking the appropriate button at the bottom of this membership section.