Pentecostal Conference of North American Keralites

The Pentecostal Conference of North American Keralites (PCNAK) is an annual conference of Pentecostals of Keralite origin or from Kerala, India. The conference takes place annually in various cities of North America for the purpose of "mutual edification, fellowship and renewing friendships" PCNAK is reportedly the largest annual South Asian Christian conference in North America today with over 5,000 people in attendance.

History
The first conference was held in 1983 at Oklahoma. List of the year and host city, state/province of PCNAK:
 * 1) 1983	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
 * 2) 1984	Cape May, New Jersey / Dallas, Texas
 * 3) 1985	Cleveland, Tennessee
 * 4) 1986	Houston, Texas
 * 5) 1987	Wayne, New Jersey
 * 6) 1988	Chicago, Illinois
 * 7) 1989	Dallas, Texas
 * 8) 1990	Orlando, Florida
 * 9) 1991	Cleveland, Tennessee
 * 10) 1992	Toronto, Ontario
 * 11) 1993	Syracuse, New York
 * 12) 1994	Chicago, Illinois
 * 13) 1995	Arlington, Texas
 * 14) 1996	Knoxville, Tennessee
 * 15) 1997	Lansing, Michigan
 * 16) 1998	Houston, Texas
 * 17) 1999	Somerset, New Jersey
 * 18) 2000	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
 * 19) 2001	Long Beach, California
 * 20) 2002	Atlanta, Georgia
 * 21) 2003	Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
 * 22) 2004	Virginia Beach, Virginia
 * 23) 2005	Rochester, New York
 * 24) 2006	Arlington, Texas
 * 25) 2007	Orlando, Florida
 * 26) 2008	Atlanta, Georgia
 * 27) 2009	Chicago, Illinois
 * 28) 2010	Houston, Texas
 * 29) 2011	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
 * 30) 2012	Hamilton, Ontario
 * 31) 2013	Hartford, Connecticut
 * 32) 2014	Lansing, Michigan
 * 33) 2015  Greenville, South Carolina
 * 34) 2016  Addison, Texas
 * 35) 2017  Columbus, Ohio
 * 36) 2018  Springfield, Massachusetts
 * 37) 2019  Miami,  Florida
 * 38) 2023  Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Postponed from 2020) )
 * 39) 2024 Houston, Texas (Postponed from 2021)
 * 40) 2026 Chicago, Illinois

PCNAK Youth
PCNAK Youth is the English stream of PCNAK and generally people age under 40 participates. The focus is on the spiritual well being of the young people as well as opportunity is created for sports and other activities. The Sports Day Tournaments include Men's Basketball, U-19 Basketball, Men's/Women's Volleyball, and other sports based on priority expressed interest of the community. more detailed information available in the history of the pentecostal movement. author Joy Thumpamon