Articles
- The History of PentecostalismThe history of Pentecostalism chronicles how a twentieth-century revival—ignited in Topeka and Los Angeles—transformed modern Christianity through baptism in the Holy Spirit, divine healing, and expressive worship.
- What Do Pentecostals Believe? Pentecostal Beliefs ExplainedWhat Pentecostals believe is anchored in classical Christian orthodoxy alongside the distinctive conviction that all supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit remain fully active in the church today.
- Where Pentecostals Live: Pentecostal Churches by StatePentecostal churches by state reveal a dynamic geographic distribution, combining deep roots across the American South with rapid suburban and urban growth fueled by Hispanic and immigrant congregations in the West.
- The Assemblies of God: History and BeliefsThe Assemblies of God is the largest Pentecostal body in the world, founded in 1914 as a cooperative fellowship emphasizing Spirit baptism, divine healing, and aggressive global missionary evangelism.
- The Church of God in Christ (COGIC): History and BeliefsThe Church of God in Christ is the largest Pentecostal body in the United States, founded by Bishop Charles Harrison Mason and rooted in Holiness theology, Spirit baptism, and an unmatched gospel music heritage.
- The Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) ExplainedThe Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) is one of the oldest and largest classical Pentecostal denominations in America, originating in the Appalachian mountains in 1886 as a Holiness fellowship.
- Oneness Pentecostalism ExplainedOneness Pentecostal churches, often called Apostolic Pentecostals, form a distinct branch of the Pentecostal movement that rejects the historic Trinity and baptizes believers exclusively in the name of Jesus Christ.
- The Charismatic Movement ExplainedThe charismatic movement transformed twentieth-century Christianity by introducing the gifts of the Holy Spirit, contemporary praise music, and expressive prayer into historic mainline and Catholic communions.
- The Foursquare Church and Aimee Semple McPhersonThe Foursquare Church is a global Pentecostal denomination founded in Los Angeles in 1923 by evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, known for its fourfold gospel theology and pioneering leadership of women in ministry.
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