American Pentecostal Christian Movement

By 1917 Church Of God In Christ congregations were organized in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Brooklyn. Evangelists were also at work in Harlem. In 1935 a storefront church was opened at 137th and Lenox Avenue, placing Bishop Mason’s message before the largest urban black population in America.

The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) was started in December 1973 and their origin can be traced to John Calvin. The theological distinction of PCA is conservative reformed and the ecclesiology is Presbyterian. “This church was first known as the National Presbyterian Church but changed its name in 1974 to Presbyterian Church in America.” The PCA became a separate denomination from the Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUSA) due to the “opposition of long-developing theological liberalism which denied the deity of Jesus Christ and the inerrancy and authority of Scripture.” The Evangelical Synod and the Reformed Presbyterian Church joined the PCA in 1982. The belief system of the PCA is based on

In the Northern states, and during the Second Great Awakening, many Americans became involved in evangelical work and had become eager to share the Protestant faith. Although, the Second Great Awakening “reasserted the egalitarian ideals which drew more women than men”, and it also favored women and their reform activities (DuBois & Dumenil, 2012, p.151). Therefore, the revivalism that expanded during the antebellum period is what introduced a number of social reform movements to improve America overall. With the new conversions and the growing interest in religion, women were influenced to help improve all aspect of life including the political, economical, and social problems; therefore they started by “supporting their husband in missionary

In the case of the Christian belief system of continuationism and its connection to sensational theology predominant in radical Pentecostal groups or what will be called fringe Pentecostalism, the lack of substantial evidence towards the viability of this view shows that the gifts of the original apostles are not available today. While those who hold to the continuation theory believe the spiritual gifts possessed by the apostles are attainable and are the only method of truly knowing the Holy Spirit, the lack of evidence as to the continuation of these gifts and the fact that they are dismissed in scripture prove that these gifts are not longer available to believers. The issue that most mainstream evangelicals have with fringe Pentecostalism

The Quakers came to North America to avoid religious persecution and were prominent slave traders. Religion affected American’s society by spreading Christianity through The Great Awakening, the Puritans founding the American democracy, and the Quakers believing in equality. The spread of Christianity through the Great Awakening has impacted American’s society through converting and inspiring other people. The Great Awakening started in 1730s and ended in 1770s, sweeping through the American colonies.

American Protestants had fought to hard, and with great struggles to go back to the way the religion of the past. From Jeremiah Moore Baptist preaching style, to the circuit riders and all their travels, trying to spread the new word, would mean they would have to go back to the Catholic ways.

Richard Allen started the African Methodist-Episcopal church in a response to the treatment of black congregants in white churches (Gates, 2014). For instance, Richard Allen was invited to preach at a white church, but he noticed that the Black congregants were unable to sit in the same pews with the White congregants (Gates, 2014). As a result of this Allen with some friends staged Americas first sit in by going into a White church and sitting in the “white” congregants pews to pray (Gates, 2014). The white preachers approached Allen and his friends and told them that they could not sit and that area and that they needed to leave the church (Gates, 2014). On account of this Allen started the African American Episcopal Church in Philadelphia,

It is a community organization that is located in various parts of the world. This organization is also a refuge of Bible study and prayer to escape the hazards of life on the street.The “YMCA” started as a sanctuary for young men,but they serve the entire family,singles,everybody. Some YMCA organizations are also known as “family centers” The “YMCA” serves for all ages,religion,race,and background.

The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London, England in 1844 by a man named George Williams. The stories about the YMCA in England inspired Thomas Sullivan, who was a retired sea captain to form the first YMCA in the United States in 1851 (YMCA Organizational Profile, 2015). The New York branch was established the following year in 1852. The YMCA provided the public the opportunity to practice different activities, for instance, basketball, volleyball, gyms, and summer camps for youth. It is considered one of the largest and oldest organizations with approximately 45 million members today (Cnaan, 2015).

It influenced social reform movements because it was originally a religious movement where it emphasized on faith in which it later influenced those concerning about temperance, education, women's rights, and abolition throughout the country when they decided to change their religions.

As they entered the new world we would here of a powerful movement. The Methodist Movement The Wesley brothers organized Methodism in North

Subsequently, the Pentecostal movement spread through different denominations in the United States. The Pentecostal movement resulted in the creation the Assemblies of God, which is the main Pentecostal denomination in the United States.

The Presbyterian Church is a branch of Reformed Protestantism established by John Knox. This variant of Christianity derives its name from Presbyterian form of ecclesiastical polity. The church is governed by representatives of elders or ministers.It also primarily follows Calvinism since Knox was in Geneva along with Calvin and took his teachings back to Scotland where Presbyterian form of church started. Protestant Reformation was due to several reasons including distrust in papacy, Western Schism, corruption of priests and bishops, and Renaissance humanism.

“Life in this world was important only as a testing and training ground, and the Spirit was the divine helper sent to prepare us for eternal life” (Yong 3). Amos Yong is a successful Asian American Pentecostal Theologian. He was born in 1965 in Malaysia, but immigrated to the United States when he was ten years old. He is a brilliant man, who focuses on being active in his Pentecostal environment. Yong received degrees from “Bethany University of the Assemblies of God (1987), and master’s degrees from Western Evangelical Seminary (1993) and Portland State University (1995)” (Boston University). Also, received his Ph.D. in religion and theology at Boston University in 1999. As of right now, he is the director at the center of

Pentecostalism is one of the major denominations of Protestant Christianity that originated from the Holiness Revival of the 19th century. The Pentecostal Movement began in Topeka, Kansas at Bethel Bible College, established by Charles Parham who taught that speaking in tongues was a spiritual gift that demonstrated as evidence of baptism with the Holy Spirit, a distinct type of baptism experienced in chapter two of the book of Acts on the day of Pentecost. On January 1st of 1901, Agnes Ozman, a student at Bethel Bible School, was the first person to speak in tongues after being baptized with The Holy Spirit. This marks the beginning of the Pentecostal Revival. In 1905, Parham began preaching in Houston, Texas where he began a smaller bible school. According to Kevin Sack, a journalist for The New York Times, an African American pastor named William Seymour would attend Parham 's services though he was made to sit outside the room and listen through a cracked door. Parham 's teachings of baptism with the Holy Spirit enveloped Seymour, who took this new theology to Los Angeles in 1906 where he temporarily pastored a small African American Holiness Church. The church rejected Seymour 's claims on tongues as proof of baptism with The Holy Spirit. The pastor of the church, Julia Hitchins, was outraged by Seymour 's sermon and kicked him out of the church. Seymour moved in with a friend of his,