Asian Pentecostal Society was formed with the intent to provide opportunities and a platform for Asian Pentecostal scholars to share their understanding of historical, biblical and spiritual developments of Asian Pentecostalism in the vast Asian Complex. This opportunity provides fellowship, gaining, updating and cross-pollination of knowledge of Pentecostal works in Asian countries. 

The annual meeting of APS has been held in various locations now since its inception in Seoul, Korea in 1998: Daejon, Korea (1999), Makati, Philippines (2000), Anaheim, CA, USA (2001, combined with the International Symposium on Non-Western Pentecostalism), Bangalore, India (2002), Baguio, Philippines (2003), Johannesburg, South Africa (2004), and Baguio, Philippines (2005). Petaling Jaya, Malaysia (2006), Surabaya, Indonesia (2007). In these meetings, many of the presented papers will subsequently be published in different academic journals.