Pentecostal Luminaries

For this assignment, I was tasked with researching and discussing the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (AMEZC). Being raised attending and participating in church, and later becoming a Minister in the African Methodist Episcopal denomination, I found it interesting to research the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (AMEZC). I was interested in seeing the differences. In this paper, I will share the researched information regarding its founding, polity, dates, places, etc. I will also share its demographics, such as number of members, number of churches, number of schools, colleges, seminaries, and include significant figures as well.

In Pentecostalism, a variant of Christianity, the Bible is studied in many versions, to deepen the understanding of the adherent regarding Christianity, which can better help them make informed decisions in terms of the religious practice, which imposes validity in the dynamism of Pentecostalism (Walsh, 2008).

. Sanders discusses her life as a youth and being surrounded by godly loving people who identify themselves as Saints. Her study examines that life from an insider’s perspective. She describes the worship services in social ethics of the African-American family of Holiness Pentecostal and Apostolic Churches. She describes the terminology of exile as being an idea or experience. I may very well use this source when I expand my writing and of course the bibliography. because it gives another perspective on real people within the Pentecostal organizations.

African American women represent a significant proportion of congregation in most African American churches. “African American women make up about 66-88 percent majority in African American churches though they are not well represented in the church leadership.” The greatest variation that can be observed in women’s leadership is in the pastoral category. The situation is worse for unmarried women who want to be church ministers, pastor or preacher but it becomes complicated for women who are in relationships but not yet married. Nonetheless, unmarried women are still being ordained and appointed as pastors and bishops at a growing rate. One of the remarkable appointment which also marked a milestone

We now come to the section devoted to the major pioneers in the beginning of Pentecostalism in America. The first person we want to discuss is Charles Fox Parham. “He is the man generally recognized as the formulation of Pentecostal doctrine and the theological founder of the movement.” Parham held to the theological argument that tongues are always the initial evidence of a person receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit. He also taught the necessity of being baptized with the Holy Spirit as the only way to escape the great tribulation.

Due to its Pentecostal and Wesleyan heritage, the Nazarene church is a denomination deeply rooted in Holy Spirit language and practice. For this reason the first calling accepted by a minister is the Holy Spirit’s conviction toward salvation and a pledge toward entire sanctification. Within the essential statements of faith the Holy Spirit is credited with both the work of sanctification in both salvation and the continual work of sanctification. “[Sanctification] is wrought by God’s grace through the Holy Spirit in

There are now approximately 170 various denominations that identify as Pentecostal. The Charismatic movement, or neo-Pentecostalism, was born in 1960 when Episcopal priest Dennis Bennett, during the Passion Sunday service, both spoke in tongues and announced that he had received baptism in the Holy Spirit. Although this event is associated with the official beginning of the Charismatic movement, it must be noted that many other Pentecostals and even mainline Christians are considered essential to the birth and spread of the movement. They include such names as David du Plessis, Smith Wigglesworth, Agnes Sanford, Kenneth McAll, Presbyterian pastor James Brown, and Lutheran minister Harald Bredesen. Those who embrace the beliefs and practices of the Charismatic movement do not generally align themselves with any particular mainline Christian denomination. However, Charismatics are found today in all the major Christian denominations, especially in the Pentecostal, Lutheran, Episcopalian, and Catholic Churches. The term Charisma means gift, so therefore Charismatics denote those that demonstrate one or many of the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Asserts that a brief summary cannot do justice to a huge body of scholarships on American religion and the long century for the great awakening in the Civil War, but the comparison holds. Argues that Max Weber, a theorist, Has been considered little use in the understanding of the South as far as Christianity goes; adds that capitalism, bureaucratization, and secularization does not evoke thought, theories, or methods with the concepts of the detailed examinations that historians have applied to the slave society. Covers early Pentecostal’s prayer life in the south, how lights that the neighbors would have recognized that practice. Enforces that regular prayer strengthened the prayer warrior, likened to an “exercise of the soul carries forward

The Azusa Street Revival birthed what has been described as both a Pentecostal and Charismatic movement throughout the United States and around the world. “This period represented the birth of the Pentecostal movement and was decisive for its early identity,” comments Terje Hegertun, author of Thomas Ball Barratt and ‘The Spirit of Unity’ (Hegertun 37).

William J. Seymour was born May 2, 1870, in Centerville, Louisiana. Though Seymour and his family were Catholic, they often visited a Baptist church. Williams’ parents saw something special in their son’s dreams and visions. William Seymour was introduced to Pentecostalism in 1905 by Charles Parham after visiting a variety of churches in the Holiness Movement. He met Parham at a Bible College that Parham started in Texas. Parham would not let Seymour sit in on the class since he was African American. Instead, he allowed him to sit in the hall and listen. This was a moment that “changed his life,” and he began actively pursuing the Holy Ghost. He was soon offered a Pastoral position in Los Angeles, California. Upon arriving there, Seymour shared the Pentecostal message which resulted in him being kicked out of the church. “Soon after, however, Seymour began to attract large crowds from all over the world with his Pentecostal teaching and commitment to

However one key point in the pentecostal church, is the believe that after the Holy Spirit gives Christ’s forgiveness to the sinner he enables the sinner to speak in tongues. “Tongues” in English language is known as “charisma,”. Charisma is one of the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit. however Catholicism believe that speaking in “tongues” is when one is unfamiliar with the language of the speaker but can understand what is being spoken. However the Pentecostal church are of the belief that "tongues" is talking in a languages unknown to anyone. Adult baptism, the bible is interpreted literally (fundamentalist), the way in which people of the Pentecostal faith pray is through clapping, emotion, music and preaching, forgiveness of sins can be done through talking to god individual as opposed to the Catholic church that believes that reconciliation must be done with a priest. Pentecostals have known grown through migration as opposed to other types of Christianity. Pentecostal church was developed and started within Australia. It was first founded in 1909 and has grown ever since. Pentecostalism has grown and become a major faith not only in Australia but

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Individuals make personal commitment to the faith through the presence of the Holy Spirit that will manifest them. The Holy Spirit will be present mostly through the speaking of tongues but other supernatural occurrences are also possible. Their beliefs are also that you will baptised when an adult as it is an essential ceremony. Scripture is taken literally and their style of worship is emotional, which is shown by clapping, singing, use of contemporary music and forceful preaching. Many Pentecostals believe God rewards significantly as well as spiritually, this way of belief shows the importance of positive or triumphant living and therefore the members give back to the church. There are multiple other ceremonies, Baptism being the most important in Pentecostalism, followed by anointing with oil, foot washing and the Lord’s Supper.

One movement in particular is the Pentecostal-Charismatic Movement. Although this movement is rooted in ancient history, the last 100 years the movement has made great strides (Molloy, 2009). The Pentecostals have faith in the emotional backing of Christian worship. They believe the Holy Spirit manifests through them using miraculous blessings, such as speaking in tongues (Bartos, 2015). The first Pentecostal churches first developed in the United States during the early twentieth century; although, churches using the “Pentecostal” name have been around since the later part of the nineteenth century. The growth of the church has been significant in such a short time span and it expands globally. Traditionally, this movement was associated with the needy people of American culture (Wheaton College, 2012). However, their ideas have spread quickly to other denominations, especially with American youth. Several independent networks of churches have since emerged and Pentecostal ideals have been highly influential. The number of individuals converting here and afar are

After becoming a Christian every person is granted a spiritual gift through the Holy Spirit. It is in these gifts one’s talents and abilities inside and out of the church are magnified tenfold to be used for the glory of God. Although some would deny the actuality of the spiritual gifts all together most would agree the existence of such gifts as wisdom, teaching, leading or compassion. However it is with the more controversial gifts that most evangelical Christians have suspicions towards, such as prophecy, the discerning of spirits and the working of miracles. However it is the gift of tongues which is the cause for most arguments