Azusa Street Revival
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
THE BEGINNING OF THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH IN AMERICA
A PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. CARL J. DIEMER JR.
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
CHHI 525
LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
BY
SYLVAN MOYER
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2
ORIGINS OF THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH IN AMERICA--------------------------------------2
THE MAJOR FIGURES OF THE MOVEMENT------------------------------------------------------- 4
THE RESULTS OF THE AZUSA MISSION------------------------------------------------------------6
GROWTH OF THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH FROM THE AZUSA STREET MISSION----8
CONCLUSION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -11
BIBLIORGRAPHY---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -12
INTRODUCTION The Azusa Street Revival was the cornerstone of influence and catalyst of growth for the Pentecostal Church in America. This paper will show the beginning history of the Pentecostal Church in America. It will give the origins of Pentecostalism and the major pioneers that influenced the growth of the Church. “The Pentecostal movement began in the United States, but much of its basic theology was rooted in earlier British perfectionist and charismatic movements.” (Synan, The century of the Holy Spirit 2001) Some could even say the Holiness movement that came out of Methodism during the 19th century has an influence on Pentecostalism in America. According to Vinson Synan he suggested that “Wesley Pentecostals inherited the idea of a crisis “second blessing” subsequent to salvation. The experience he variously called “entire sanctification,” “perfect love,” “Christian perfection,” or “heart purity.” Wesley’s
THE BEGINNING OF THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH IN AMERICA
A PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. CARL J. DIEMER JR.
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
CHHI 525
LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
BY
SYLVAN MOYER
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2
ORIGINS OF THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH IN AMERICA--------------------------------------2
THE MAJOR FIGURES OF THE MOVEMENT------------------------------------------------------- 4
THE RESULTS OF THE AZUSA MISSION------------------------------------------------------------6
GROWTH OF THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH FROM THE AZUSA STREET MISSION----8
CONCLUSION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -11
BIBLIORGRAPHY---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -12
INTRODUCTION The Azusa Street Revival was the cornerstone of influence and catalyst of growth for the Pentecostal Church in America. This paper will show the beginning history of the Pentecostal Church in America. It will give the origins of Pentecostalism and the major pioneers that influenced the growth of the Church. “The Pentecostal movement began in the United States, but much of its basic theology was rooted in earlier British perfectionist and charismatic movements.” (Synan, The century of the Holy Spirit 2001) Some could even say the Holiness movement that came out of Methodism during the 19th century has an influence on Pentecostalism in America. According to Vinson Synan he suggested that “Wesley Pentecostals inherited the idea of a crisis “second blessing” subsequent to salvation. The experience he variously called “entire sanctification,” “perfect love,” “Christian perfection,” or “heart purity.” Wesley’s
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