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1. Azusa Street Mission to Hold New Year's Eve Revival Celebratio

The Azusa Street Revival is set to be rekindled on the eve of the new year. Looking to 2021, leaders from many of the denominations and churches that were born from the 1906 revival will celebrate at the ...

Created on 17 December 2020

2. Pastor Jack Hayford: An Authentic Pentecostal Kingdom Giant

In a day where the integrity of many pastors and churches has come under constant ridicule and scrutiny, one story stands out. It's the story of a man whose authenticity and personal character can never ...

Created on 21 October 2020

3. Why Most of Society Completely Misses the Mark About Pentecostalism

... with the Pentecostal and charismatic community, this caricaturing totally misses the mark. Pentecostals are not strangers to such attacks. Many trace the modern Pentecostal movement to revival meetings ...

Created on 02 October 2020

4. Pentecostal Pastor Arrested, Charged With Possession of Child Porn

Bryan Scott Carrejo, 33, pastor of the Victory Chapel in Orange City, Florida, was arrested Wednesday and charged with five counts of possession of child pornography of children as young as 8 years old, ...

Created on 24 September 2020

5. Jim Gaffigan Will Play Chuck Smith in Feature Film About 1970s Jesus Movement

Jim Gaffigan and Super 8's Joel Courtney will star in Jesus Revolution, a new movie about the rise of the Jesus Movement in 1970s Southern California. Deadline reports Courtney will play a teenaged Greg ...

Created on 01 July 2020

6. James D.G. Dunn, 'Man of Grace,' Dies at 8

James Douglas Grant Dunn passed away June 26, 2020. The cause of death was cancer. Also known as "Jimmy," Dr. Dunn was born October 21, 1939, in Birmingham, England. In 1964, he became a licensed minister ...

Created on 27 June 2020

7. Bishop Gordon McDonald, Superintendent of Pentecostal Holiness Church, Dies

On Monday, William M. Wilson, president and global council co-chair of Empowered21, reported in a newsletter that Bishop Gordon McDonald, general superintendent of the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Canada, ...

Created on 22 June 2020

8. The Rise of 'Charismatic Orthodox' Churche

... of the bread, the experience would strike most cradle Pentecostals as utterly foreign. "For the first 15 minutes, you'd think you were in a Roman Catholic church," Alvarez told Religion News Service. "Bu ...

Created on 19 June 2020

9. Peaceful Pentecostal Intercessors and Worshippers Tear-Gassed by Indianapolis Police

On Pentecost Sunday, a peaceful church gathering in downtown Indianapolis to worship and pray over the city and mourn the death of George Floyd was hit with tear gas. A Facebook Live video by user Lydia ...

Created on 04 June 2020

10. Pentecostal Church Burned Down After Suing for Right to Hold Services

A church in Mississippi was destroyed by a suspected arson fire, about a month after its pastor filed a lawsuit challenging the city of Holly Springs on gathering restrictions amid the coronavirus outbreak. ...

Created on 21 May 2020

11. Pentecostal Pastor Wins 'The Voice': 'I Want to Come to Your Church,' Says Kelly Clarks

Pentecostal pastor Todd Tilghman won The Voice Tuesday night after a moving performance of the Christian hit "I Can Only Imagine." Finalists included Tilghman, coached by judge Blake Shelton; Thunderstorm ...

Created on 20 May 2020

12. Influential Pentecostal Historian Vinson Synan Dies at 85

Pentecostal historian, author and professor Vinson Synan died March 15, 2020, after being under hospital care for seven weeks. He was 85. Synan is known as a leading authority on the history of holiness, ...

Created on 16 March 2020

13. Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America Elects New President

Dr. David Wells, general superintendent of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, has been elected to serve as president of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA) at its 2020 Annual ...

Created on 05 March 2020

14. Have Angels Become a Distraction for Pentecostals?

We as Pentecostals and charismatics love sensational manifestations, but the downside is that we too often become enthralled with them and begin seeking them instead of the Lord and His Word. Angels are ...

Created on 02 March 2020

15. Pentecostal Pastor Gets Four Chairs on 'The Voice,' Talks Worship With Nick Jonas, Kelly Clarkson ...

A Pentecostal pastor got four chairs on a recent episode of The Voice while he belted "We've Got Tonight." Todd Tilghman, who pastors Cornerstone Church in Meridian, Mississippi, says he and his wife, ...

Created on 26 February 2020

16. The Shocking Difference Between Pentecostal Pastors and 'Mainline' Pastor

... most foundational issues, will waffle on things like gay "marriage" too. What else could we expect? Ironically, it is the Pentecostals, who are often derided for their belief that the Spirit continues to ...

Created on 24 February 2020

17. Charisma Founders Preserve Company Archives at Pentecostal Heritage Center

Stephen and Joy Strang, who founded Charisma magazine in 1975, recently deposited Charisma Media's archives at the Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center (FPHC), alongside collections from other notable Pentecostal ...

Created on 16 February 2020

18. 3 Workers Harassed for Being Pentecostal and Puerto Rican, Then Fired for Complaining

Three men have filed a lawsuit against Service Caster Corporation, saying they were harassed for their Pentecostal religion and Puerto Rican ethnicity and then fired when they complained. According to ...

Created on 04 December 2019

19. Saints, Let's Go to the Throne Room for Pastor Glen Bertea

Glen Berteau, senior pastor of The House in Modesto, California, suffered a major heart attack Monday evening, according to posts on his Facebook page. This was his second heart attack. His wife, Pastor ...

Created on 26 November 2019

20. Dr. Fred Antonelli Elected as New President of Elim Bible Institute and College

On Aug. 19, 2019, the board of directors of Elim Bible Institute and College (EBIC) announced the election of its new president, Dr. Fred Antonelli, who will take office on June 1, 2020. Dr. Antonelli ...

Created on 28 October 2019