Early Pentecostal Revival

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And then they began to speak in tongues in that prayer meeting in the home. And the crowds grew so large until he would speak on the front porch to hundreds of people on the streets. They had to find a place to meet. It was the first black church building in Los Angeles. But it had been sold and used as a stable and a lumber warehouse and all kinds of stuff. It was a broken-down shambles of a building. It had been burned and it looked terrible. But Seymour and his followers, made up mainly of black porters, washer women, maids -- just very poor people -- started a meeting in April of The central attraction was speaking in tongues and healing.

People came from all over Los Angeles and then it got into the religious press. Stories were printed all over the country that people were speaking in tongues just like the apostles did. And so there was a lot of curiosity. People came from all over the country, and even from Europe. That meeting went on for three-and-a-half years -- three services a day, seven days a week. The pastor was a black man, but soon the majority of the people were white. And so it was Azusa Street with Seymour that made this a worldwide movement through Frank Bartleman, who wrote articles that went all over the world.

Soon people were speaking in tongues in Jerusalem, in Stockholm, in London and Rome -- all over the world, it just spread like an explosion. Who were some of the most important leaders in the Pentecostal movement in the first half of the 20th century? Who were the key leaders, and can you tell us about them? Well, the leadership changed. Nobody stayed in charge for very long. In fact, they often say it is a movement without a man. There's no Luther, there's no Calvin, there's no Wesley who molded the movement into one church.

It exploded and there were many churches starting all over, everywhere. The first leader, of course, was Parham. Now he's the leader for about five years. Then Seymour, for three-and-a-half or four years, becomes the national leader. Then he drops out of sight because the mailing list for his paper called "Apostolic Faith" was moved to Portland, Ore. Then the leadership moves to Chicago -- I call it the Chicago connection.

Durham was the pastor of the First Pentecostal Church in Chicago. From his church came all kinds of leaders. Italians spread Pentecostalism all over the world in Italian communities. From Chicago came Willis Hoover in Chile. He started the first Pentecostal movement in South America. From the Chicago area came Daniel Bergan Goonivingren, who went to Brazil and started a mass movement there.

Durham was the founding theologian of the Assemblies of God was in the Chicago area. And so Memphis becomes a great center. That has become the largest Pentecostal church in America with six million members. And there were others here and there. Cashwell went to Azusa Street and spoke in tongues. They said he spoke in German.

He came back to Dunn and held a Pentecostal meeting, which they called Azusa Street east. That this book is still in print suggests that the need and lessons of the Azusa revival are still alive. Oct 24, Lee Boone rated it liked it Shelves: Azusa Street is a non-fiction piece of the past for any Christian to read. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about Christian history and gaining encouragement from others challenges.

Azusa Street: An Eyewitness Account to the Birth of the Pentecostal Revival

It takes place in the early twentieth century at many churches in California. Also taking place when the ministry on Asusa Street starts, is the Welsh revivals. Letters are included about throughout Frank Bartleman's experiences. He tells of the encounters of a Pentecostal moving and a New Tes Azusa Street is a non-fiction piece of the past for any Christian to read. He tells of the encounters of a Pentecostal moving and a New Testament revival.

Bartleman went through many challenges from the Enemy fighting the Spirit to others wanting organization rather than the leadership of the Spirit in the meetings. It's a great example of true worship where there is unity and other denominations laying aside their differences to experience the baptism of the Spirit.

Sep 30, Craig rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Frank Bartleman provides a running account of the true and normal movement of God. We tend to call this kind of Holy Spirit fire a "revival" but in reality this is the way the Church is supposed to operate. He describes how total submission to God brings His presence, while attempts to organize, package, create programs, design "orders of worship" and sell His revelations in slick packages will quench the Spirit. This is why so many of our modern day churches are totally void of the Power of God Frank Bartleman provides a running account of the true and normal movement of God.

This is why so many of our modern day churches are totally void of the Power of God, absent of the working in signs, wonders, and miracles, and succumbing to the tortures and torments of the world. It's why sick people come into church and end up going home the same way. That didn't happen in the first century church and it didn't happen during much of the Azusa Street "revival.

There is much to learn from in this book! This was a strange read. It wasn't so much about Azusa Street. It was a about Frank Bartleman. It seems that most of the content came from his journal. He was an extremely zealous Christian. And at times his zeal is inspirational.

Azusa Street Revival - Wikipedia

He was quick to share his perspectives on everything. Unfortunately, very many most? From his perspective, everybody around him was compromising or "in the flesh" or proud or worldly or usurping. He appreciated how Go This was a strange read. He appreciated how God used him, but didn't seem as capable of recognizing when God used others.

That being said, he had many good things to say. And he provides a glimpse into a different time and place. Mar 09, Virgil rated it really liked it. A very powerful book. The book describes a legitimate revival, that eventually decays because of man wanting to interfere with the movement of the Holy Spirit. It has those tendencies of what we see in the charismatic movement today, but besides for that, solid book. What he describes of the beginning and roots of what we call the charismatic movement today are fundamentally different than what it turned out to be the majority of the 20th century.

An eyewitness account of the happenings in the early 's on the West Coast. A humble beginning of a Holy Spirit movement that became world wide, it broke down racial barriers, at the time, and was phenomenal in its impact.

A short and easy read. Jul 22, Amanda rated it it was amazing. Dec 04, Joebiz rated it really liked it. Great book for what to look for, for a modern day pentecost. In a skeptical front-page story titled "Weird Babel of Tongues", [22] a Los Angeles Times reporter attempted to describe what would soon be known as the Azusa Street Revival. They run, jump, shake all over, shout to the top of their voice, spin around in circles, fall out on the sawdust blanketed floor jerking, kicking and rolling all over it. Some of them pass out and do not move for hours as though they were dead.

These people appear to be mad, mentally deranged or under a spell. They claim to be filled with the spirit. They have a one eyed, illiterate, Negro as their preacher who stays on his knees much of the time with his head hidden between the wooden milk crates. He doesn't talk very much but at times he can be heard shouting, "Repent," and he's supposed to be running the thing They repeatedly sing the same song, "The Comforter Has Come.

Reports were published throughout the U. Christians from many traditions were critical, saying the movement was hyper-emotional, misused Scripture and lost focus on Christ by overemphasizing the Holy Spirit. Some called the police and tried to get the building shut down.

07. The Early Pentecostal Revival

Also starting in September was the publication of the revival's own newsletter, the Apostolic Faith. The Apostolic Faith was distributed without charge, and thousands of laypersons and ministers received copies worldwide.


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Five thousand copies of the first edition were printed, and by the press run reached over 40, Its first issue's lead story was titled "Pentecost has Come". It contained a letter from Charles Parham, an article on Pentecost from Acts , and a series of anecdotes of people's experience within the revival.


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    • He is baptizing by one spirit into one body and making up a people that will be ready to meet Him when He comes". By , the revival at Azusa Street had lost momentum, and most of the media attention and crowds had left by Seymour remained there with his wife, Jennie, for the rest of their lives as pastors of the small African American congregation, [20] though he often made short trips to help establish other smaller revivals later in life.

    After Seymour died of a heart attack [7] on September 28, , Jennie led the church until , when the congregation lost the building. As The Apostolic Faith and many secular reports advertised the events of the Azusa Street Revival internationally, thousands of individuals visited the mission in order to witness it firsthand. At the same time, thousands of people were leaving Azusa Street with intentions of evangelizing abroad. Spooner visited the revival in and became one of the Pentecostal Holiness Church 's most effective missionaries in Africa, working among the Tswana people of Botswana.

    Garr and his wife were sent from Azusa Street as missionaries to Calcutta, India , where they managed to start a small revival. Speaking in tongues in India did not enable them to speak the native language, Bengali. The Garrs later traveled to China where they arrived in Hong Kong and began to spread Pentecostalism in mainland China. They did this by working through other Protestant churches and organizations that had already been established.

    Missionary Bernt Bernsten traveled all the way from North China to investigate the happenings after hearing that the biblical prophecy of Acts 2: Other visitors left the revival to become missionaries in remote areas all over the world. Christian leaders visited from all over the world. These missions were largely composed of immigrant or ethnic groups. The Southeast United States was a particularly prolific area of growth for the movement, since Seymour's approach gave a useful explanation for a charismatic spiritual climate that had already been taking root in those areas.

    Other new missions were based on preachers who had charisma and energy. Nearly all of these new churches were founded among immigrants and the poor. The formation of new denominations also occurred, motivated by doctrinal differences between Wesleyan Pentecostals and their Finished Work counterparts, such as the Assemblies of God formed in and the Pentecostal Church of God formed in An early doctrinal controversy led to a split between Trinitarian and Oneness Pentecostals , the latter founded the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World in and the United Pentecostal Church in Today, there are more than million Pentecostal and charismatic believers across the globe, [32] and it is the fastest-growing form of Christianity today.

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    Azusa Street Revival

    Part of a series on Pentecostalism Background. Charismatic Movement Evangelicalism Oneness Pentecostalism. Retrieved November 19, Seymour took from Parham the teaching that the baptism of the Holy Spirit was not the blessing of sanctification but rather a third work of grace that was accompanied by the experience of tongues.

    West Tennessee Historical Society. Seymour's holiness background suggests that Pentecostalism had roots in the holiness movement of the late nineteenth century. The holiness movement embraced the Wesleyan doctrine of "sanctification" or the second work of grace, subsequent to conversion. Pentecostalism added a third work of grace, called the baptism of the Holy Ghost, which is often accompanied by glossolalia. International Center for Spiritual Renewal. Archived from the original on May 11, Seymour and the Azusa Street Revival".