World & Nation
In a historic milestone in American Pentecostalism, an association of predominantly white Pentecostal denominations is poised to disband this week and erect a new multiethnic organization in its place.
Oct. 17, 1994
Few greater opposites may exist in American Christianity than the National Council of Churches on the one hand and the Pentecostal and charismatic churches on the other.
Oct. 25, 1986
While not as prominent as Christmas or Easter, Pentecost is among the faith’s most significant holidays and the focus of global prayer.
May 26, 2007
Books
HEAVEN BELOW Early Pentecostals and American Culture By Grant Wacker Harvard University Press $35, 364 pages
Aug. 11, 2001
Ending nearly half a century of racial separation, an all-white association of Pentecostal denominations voted Tuesday to disband, taking a historic first step toward reclaiming the multiracial roots of American Pentecostalism.
Oct. 19, 1994
The Rev.
Feb. 5, 1987
California
Heritage: Members hope to turn the small L.A. residence where the worldwide growth of the group began 91 years ago into a house of prayer, with a bookstore and interpretive center.
March 22, 1997
High School Sports
Matt Pentecost can spend Labor Day weekend in Westwood or South America.
July 9, 1995
As the movement marks a key centennial, other Christians adopt its exuberant worship style.
April 28, 2006
His sermon was a model of diplomacy, but the mere presence of Pentecostal pastor Jack Hayford in the pulpit of one of the nation’s largest Nazarene churches was bound to raise eyebrows.
March 4, 1995