You typed assemblies of god vs foursquare because two pins both said Pentecostal enough from the map. They are cousins. Not clones.
The fork that actually changes your morning is the label on the pin and whether the listing leans on the fourfold gospel brand. Not a forever tongues debate. Not a governance scare chart.
Label on the pin (start here)
Assemblies of God listings often say Assemblies of God, AG, or First Assembly. Foursquare listings often say Foursquare, ICFG, or International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.
Read the denomination line before you drive. That one word usually picks the lander faster than a theology thread.
If AG / Assemblies is what you want, start on Assemblies of God church near me. If Foursquare / ICFG is on the listing, open Foursquare church near me.
Fourfold gospel packaging (the Foursquare tell)
Foursquare names itself after a fourfold frame of Jesus: Savior, Baptizer with the Holy Spirit, Healer, and Coming King. That branding shows up in About pages, logos, and how rooms talk about the gospel.
AG rooms are also Trinitarian Pentecostal. Spirit baptism and expressive worship are central. They usually do not lead with that fourfold package even when the Sunday feels Spirit-forward.
Shared family. Shared map filter that says Pentecostal. Split is brand + packaging, not whether the room believes God still moves.
Confirm the time the day you go. Confirm service times before you leave the driveway.
Spirit baptism and tongues (soft, not forever)
Both expect a Spirit-filled life. AG teaching often frames tongues as initial evidence of Spirit baptism after conversion. Say often, not always. Practice still varies by congregation.
Foursquare is Pentecostal too. Tongues show up. The clearer door tell for a seeker is still the Foursquare / fourfold brand versus an AG / Assemblies label, not a forever who-is-stricter debate.
Do not invent the rule from a steeple photo. Listen that morning. Staying seated is fine on try number one.
Soft governance note
AG is a fellowship of mostly autonomous churches with district structure. Foursquare is a denomination with a clearer brand identity. Soft note, not a scare. Local rooms still differ. Say often, not always.
If the denomination line looks noisy, how to read a church listing is the decoder.
Soft route when you only know "Pentecostal"
A lot of seekers say Pentecostal for both. Fair. It is a family, not one franchise.
If the pin just says Pentecostal and you are still sorting AG vs Foursquare, start on Pentecostal church near me, then refine. When the label sharpens to Assemblies / AG or Foursquare / ICFG, switch to the tighter lander.
Soft note: Assemblies of God vs Apostolic is the Trinity vs Oneness fork. Baptist vs Assemblies of God is the quieter Protestant Sunday compare. This post is AG vs Foursquare pin literacy inside the same Trinitarian Pentecostal family.
One belief note, then stop
Both sit Trinitarian and Pentecostal. Forever systematic theology can wait. You need a door and a start time.
Pick a lander. Go once.
You do not need a forever church from a comparison post. You need a door.
AG / Assemblies / First Assembly on the pin: Assemblies of God church near me.
Foursquare / ICFG / fourfold gospel cues on the listing: Foursquare church near me.
Only know the word Pentecostal yet: Pentecostal church near me.
City or ZIP. Open a listing. Confirm the time. Go once. Then decide if you go back.