The Mexican Revolution and the Assemblies of God
Description: Congregation in front of Templo Cristiano in San Antonio, Texas in 1920. This church was first pastored by H. C. Ball and later by Demetrio Bazan. This Week in AG History — March 11, 1916...
View Article1950 Revival at Central Bible Institute
Photograph caption: Revival that lasted several weeks in the Central Bible Institute chapel, Fall of 1954 This Week in AG History — March 18, 1950 By Darrin Rodgers Originally published on AG-News,...
View Article“The Call” to Hot Springs
This Week in AG History — “The Call” to Hot Springs By Glenn Gohr Originally published on AG-News, Mon, 24 Mar 2014 – 4:19 PM CST One hundred years ago, Pentecostal ministers and their families from...
View ArticleThe First General Council (Part 1)
This Week in AG History – March 31, 2014 By William Molenaar Originally published on AG-News, Mon, 31 Mar 2014 – 4:30 PM CST. The article here contains editorial changes. Delegates of the first...
View ArticleThe First General Council (Part 2)
Description: Hot Springs Opera House, the site of the first General Council. This Week in AG History – “The Hot Springs Convention” By Glenn Gohr Originally published on AG-News, Mon, 07 Apr 2014 –...
View ArticleStanley Frodsham: The Assemblies of God refuses “to be sectarians or...
This Week in AG History — April 15, 1944 By Darrin Rodgers Originally published on AG-News, Mon, 14 Apr 2014 – 4:28 PM CST On the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the Assemblies of God,...
View ArticleLula Bell Hough, Missionary to China and Japanese P.O.W.
By Darrin Rodgers This Week in AG History–April 21, 1934 Also published in AG-News, Mon, 21 Apr 2014 – 4:30 PM CST. Lula Bell Hough (1906-2002) did not take the easy road in life. She never married...
View ArticleDonald Gee on Miracles
By Darrin Rodgers This Week in AG History–April 28, 1957 Also published in AG-News, Mon, 28 Apr 2014 – 4:23 PM CST. Miracles have played an important role in the histories of both the early church and...
View ArticleGlad Tidings Tabernacle New York City
This Week in AG History–April 28, 1957 By Darrin Rodgers Also published in AG-News, Mon, 05 May 2014 – 4:31 PM CST. Glad Tidings Tabernacle, located on West 33rd Street in New York City, was for many...
View ArticleThe Miraculous Healing of Mary Reynolds
This Week in AG History–May 12, 1917 By Darrin Rodgers Also published in AG-News, Mon, 12 May 2014 – 4:22 PM CST. Mary Reynolds was an invalid, suffering for seven years from incurable diseases...
View ArticleMinnie Abrams and the Pentecostal Revival in India
Description: Minnie Abrams on the right. This Week in AG History–May 19, 1945 By Darrin Rodgers Also published in AG-News, Mon, 19 May 2014 – 4:21 PM CST. Minnie Abrams (1859-1912), in many ways, was...
View ArticleGerrit R. Polman and Pentecostal Unity
This Week in AG History–May 29,1926 By Darrin Rodgers Also published in AG-News, Wed, 28 May 2014 – 3:53 PM CST. Gerrit R. Polman (1868-1932) is regarded as the founder of the Pentecostal movement in...
View ArticleFirst female elected to Assemblies of God presbyter posts in Ohio
At the recent 69th Network Conference of the Ohio District, Rev. Donna Barrett was elected to serve as the first female general presbyter and executive presbyter in the Ohio Ministry Network (District)...
View ArticleWhat can Pentecostals learn from John Wesley?
This Week in AG History–June 3, 1944 By Darrin Rodgers Also published in AG-News, Mon, 02 Jun 2014 – 5:40 PM CST. What can Pentecostals learn from John Wesley (1703-1791), the founder of Methodism?...
View ArticleThe Assemblies of God and Japanese Sex Trafficking in 1917
This Week in AG History–June 9, 1917 By Darrin Rodgers Also published in AG-News, Wed, 11 Jun 2014 – 3:04 PM CST. The June 9, 1917, issue of The Weekly Evangel featured a shocking photograph on its...
View ArticleAssemblies of God 2013 Statistics Released
This water baptism was performed in 2013 by the pastors of Bread of Life Christian Church (Rogersville, Missouri), a growing Slavic congregation affiliated with the Assemblies of God. The Assemblies of...
View ArticleP.C. Nelson on the Value of a Liberal Arts Education
This Week in AG History–June 16, 1934 By Darrin Rodgers Also published in AG-News, Mon, 16 Jun 2014 – 4:12 PM CST. Peter C. (“P. C.”) Nelson, an Assemblies of God educator and theologian, made an...
View ArticleThe Open Bible Council
This Week in AG History–June 24, 1916 By William Molenaar Also published in AG-News, Mon, 23 Jun 2014 – 3:13 PM CST. In the early days of the modern Pentecostal movement, controversies raged over the...
View ArticleEudorus Neander Bell: Pentecostal Statesman
This Week in AG History–June 30, 1923 By Darrin Rodgers Also published in AG-News, Tue, 01 Jul 2014 – 1:17 PM CST. Eudorus Neander Bell’s name was not the only thing about him that stood out. Better...
View ArticlePentecostal Mexican Refugees Minister to African-Americans in Texas in 1922
Seventh annual convention of Latin-American Pentecostal workers meeting in San Jose, California in 1923. Attendees included H. C. Ball (back row, far left), Alice Luce (2nd row, far right), Juan Lugo,...
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