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Some history of the Assembly of God
1. The Assemblies of God is the largest Pentecostal denomination in the world, as well as the fastest growing.
2. The Assemblies of God has roots in the religious revival of the late 1800's. Many Christians in the US and other parts of the world felt the need for more of God's power. In response, the Holy Spirit came on large numbers of them as in the book of Acts. Since this was initially associated with the Jewish holiday of Pentacost, the name "Pentacostal" was given to them.
3. The beginning of the modern Pentacostal movement is generally traced to prayer meetings at the Bethel Bible College in Topeka, Kansas on January 1, 1901. Revival spread to Missouri and Texas and then to California. A three year revival meeting at Azusa Street Mission in Los Angeles attracted believers from across the nation and overseas. This served as a springboard to send Pentacostal messages around the world.
4. The Pentacostal aspects of this revival were not generally welcome in setablished churches. Many were asked to leave and they formed their own churches.
5. Today the consistuency is numbered at 2, 830,861 in the US and 24 million overseas with 12,298 churches in this country and 178,094 churches overseas.
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