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Apostolic Pentecostal churches
Latter Rain, Deliverance, and Healing Pentecostal churches
“Oneness,” “Jesus-only,” Pentecostal churches
Spanish-speaking Pentecostal churches
Traditionally-Black, Trinitarian, Pentecostal churches
Traditionally-White, Trinitarian, (non-Holiness) Pentecostal churches
Traditionally-White, Trinitarian, Holiness Pentecostal churches
Pentecostal and Apostolic churches outside North America
Pentecostalism generally
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Apostolic Pentecostal churches
► Apostolic Assemblies of Christ
► Apostolic Church
► Apostolic Church
► Apostolic Church
► Apostolic Church of Promise Inc.
► Apostolic
Faith (Hawaii
► Apostolic Faith Mission
Church
► Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God
AOHCG generally
Apostolic
Overcoming Holy Church of God - encyclopedia
Entry in Encyclopedia Britannica
► Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ
► Associated Brotherhood of Christians
► Beth-El Churches of Christ
► Bethel Ministerial Association
► Bible Way Church Of Our Lord Jesus Christ World-Wide, Inc.
► Bible Way
Pentecostal Apostolic
Church
► Church of God
► Church of God
► Church of Jesus Christ (Kingsport, TN)
► Church of Jesus Christ Ministerial Alliance
► Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith
► Church of the Living God (True Holiness)
► Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith
► Emmanuel Apostolic Church
► Evangelical Churches of the Pentecost [No online site]
► First
Church of Jesus Christ
► Free Gospel Church of the Apostles' Doctrine
► Glorious Church
►
Greater Highway Churches of Christ, Inc. [No online site]
► Highway Christian Church of Christ [No online site]
► Holy Temple Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith
► International Ministerial Association
► Mount Hebron Apostolic Temple of Our Lord Jesus of the Apostolic Faith [No online site]
► Original Glorious
Church
► Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc.
► Pentecostal Churches of the Apostolic Faith Assoc., Inc. [No online site]
► Pure Holiness
Church
► Redeemed Assembly of Jesus Christ, Apostolic [No online site]
► Shiloh Apostolic
Temple
► True Jesus Church
► True Vine Pentecostal Churches of Jesus [No online site]
► United Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic, Inc.
► United Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic)
► United Churches of Jesus, Apostolic [No online site]
► United Pentecostal Church International
► United Way of the Cross Churches of Christ of the Apostolic Faith [No online site]
► Universal Church of Jesus Christ
► Way of the Cross Church of Christ
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Latter
Rain, Deliverance, and Healing Pentecostal churches
[Note: some of the churches listed below are categorized by Melton as “Deliverance” churches. Other scholars group them within the Latter Rain movement. See the references listed below. I have grouped the two sets together.]
► Apostolic Brotherhood International
► Apostolic Christian Churches
► Assemblies of God International Fellowship
►
Association of
Evangelical Gospel Assemblies
► Bold Bible Missions
► Christian International Ministries Network
► Deliverance Evangelistic Church
► Fellowship of Inner-City Word of Faith Ministries
► Full Gospel Fellowship of Churches & Ministers International
► Immanuel's Church (Body of Christ Movement)
►
Independent Assemblies Of God
International
► Independent churches of the Latter-Rain revival (examples)
■ Cathedral at Chapel Hill (Decatur, GA)
■ Jubilee Christian Center (San Jose, CA)
■ Life Church at Mission Bay (CA)
■ Praise Tabernacle (Richlands, NC)
► International Communion of Charismatic Churches
► International Convention of Faith Ministries
►
International Evangelical
Church
► Leroy Jenkins Evangelistic Association
► Miracle Life Fellowship International
► New Deliverance Fellowship Conference
► Salvation and Deliverance Church
► SHEM Ministries International
► Sovereign Grace Ministries
► William
Branham Evangelistic Association
WBEA generally
From the site hosted by Ex-Cultworld Magazine, Inc
Latter Rain,
Deliverance, and Healing movements generally
An Examination of
Kingdom-, Dominion-, and Latter Rain Theology
Article by Albert James Dager, Media
Spotlight 7:3 ( July - December 1986)
Another location for the Dager article
Bibliography at the
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“Oneness,” “Jesus-only,” Pentecostal churches
► Biblical Apostolic Organization
► International Apostolic Fellowship, Inc.
► Jesus Christ Apostolic Churches, Inc.
► Pentecostal Church of Zion [Listed as a “Oneness” church despite it’s listing in Melton as Trinitarian. See the reference below] [No online site]
Jesus Only or Oneness,
Pentecostal Movement
An
essay by James Bjornstad and Walter Bjorck; updated and revised by Ralph E.
Spraker, Jr.
A biographical sketch of the Church’s first bishop
►
Seventh Day
Pentecostal Church
Jesus Only or Oneness,
Pentecostal Movement
An
essay by James Bjornstad and Walter Bjorck; updated and revised by Ralph E. Spraker,
Jr.
► United Apostolic Church International
► Victory Unto Victory Revivals, Inc.
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Other Pentecostal churches
► American Evangelistic Association
► Canadian Evangelical Christian Churches
► Christ Faith Mission
► Church of God by Faith, Inc.
►
Evangelical Bible
Church
► Full Gospel Ministers Association [No online site]
► Glad Tidings Missionary Society
► Gospel Assembly Church
Gospel Assembly Church generally
Website of a former member who is critical of the church
► Gospel Crusade Ministerial Fellowship
► International Circle of Faith
► International Evangelism Crusades [No online site]
► International Ministerial Fellowship
► International Ministers Forum [No online site]
► Kingsway Fellowship International
► Liberty Fellowship of Churches & Ministers, Inc.
► Pentecostal 7th Day Assemblies [No online site]
► The Rock Church
► UFM International (fmr Unevangelized Fields Mission)
► United Christian Church and Ministerial Association
► United Evangelical Churches
► United Full Gospel Church
► United Network of Christian Ministries and Churches [No online site]
► Universal World Church
► Victory Fellowship of Ministries
► World Assemblies of Restoration
► Zion Fellowship International
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Signs Pentecostal churches
► Church of God
GoG with Signs Following
generally
Andrew Walker:
Epistles of Straw: A To-Die-For Sort of Faith
On Ship-of-Fools.com
Religious
Movements Homepage: Snake Handlers
From the Religious Movements
Homepage at the
From the Street Meetings
International Website
VGCC: HUM 122: Section V:
Religion in the South
From the “Southern Culture” Website at Vance-Granville Community College
► Original Pentecostal Church
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Spanish-speaking Pentecostal churches
► Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus, Inc.
► Assembly
of Christian Churches
► Concilio Olazabal de Iglesias Latino Americano [No online site]
► Damascus Christian Church [No online site]
► Defenders of the Christian Faith [No online site]
► Iglesia
Evangelica Congregacional, Inc., de Puerto Rico
[No online site]
► La Iglesia de Dios, Inc. [No online site]
► Latin-American Council of the Pentecostal Church of God of New York, Inc. [Concilio Latinoamericano Internacional de la Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal de Nueva York. Inc.]
►
Soldiers of the Cross of Christ, Evangelical
International Church
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Traditionally-Black,
Trinitarian, Pentecostal churches
► African Universal Church
► Apostolic Faith
Church of America
► Apostolic Faith Church
► Apostolic Faith Churches of God
► Azusa Interdenominational Fellowship of Christian Churches and Ministries, Inc.
► Church Of God Christ, Inc.
CoGiC
generally
An essay by Becky Costantino and Tasmia Shariff from the
Website on “Religious Traditions of
► Church of God in Christ, Congregational [No online site]
► Church of God In Christ, International
► Church of God in Christ United
CoGiCU
generally
Brief History of the Church of God in
Christ United
From the California
Southern Jurisdiction of the church
An essay by Becky Costantino and Tasmia Shariff from the
Website on “Religious Traditions of
► Church of the Living God, Christian Workers for Fellowship [No online site]
CotLG,
CWF generally
Church of the Living God,
C.W.F.F. Temple #69
In
By Christian History, Spring 1998
► Church
of the Living God, National
Pentecostal Church
► Church of the Living God, the Pillar and Ground of the Truth, Inc.
► Deliverance Evangelistic Centers [No online site]
► Faith Tabernacle Council of Churches, Inc. [No online site]
► Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas
► Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship
FGBCF generally
The
Full Gospel Baptist church fellowship: giving Baptists a choice
By Jacqueline Trussell of BlackandChristian.com
► Full Gospel Pentecostal Association [No online site]
► Healing
Temple Church
► House of God, The Holy Church of the Living God, The Pillar & Ground of the Truth, The House of Prayer for all People, Inc.
► House of God, Which Is
the Church of the Living God, the Pillar and
Ground of the Truth, Inc. [No online site]
► House of God Which is the Church of the Living God the Pillar and Ground of Truth Without Controversy (Keith Dominion) [No online site]
House
of God… generally
Steelin' A Way: Rochester,
New York Musical Stars Cultivate an Old and Noble Art
By Doug Curry and Vincent
F.A. Golphin, About… Time Magazine,
December 1998
► Liberty Temple Full Gospel Church & World Outreach Ministries
► Mount Sinai Holy Church of America, Inc.
► Mount Zion Spiritual Temple, Inc. [No online site]
Mount
An article on church founder King Louis H. Narcisse in Blues & Rhythm, The Gospel Truth, June 2000
► Original United Holy Church International [No online site]
►
Sought
Out Church of God in Christ [No
online site]
Sought
Obituary for the church’s former National Mother and Supervisor
► Tabernacle of Prayer for All People [No online site]
► True Grace Memorial House of Prayer [No online site]
► True Vine Pentecostal Holiness Church of God
► United Church of the Living God the Pillar & Ground of the Truth [No online site]
► United Holy Church of America, Inc.
► United House of Prayer for All People, Church of the Rock of the Apostolic Faith
► Universal Christian Spiritual Faith and Churches for All Nations [No online site]
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Traditionally-White, Trinitarian, Holiness Pentecostal
churches
► Apostolic Faith Church of God and True Holiness [No online site]
► Apostolic Faith Church
► Apostolic Faith Churches of a Living God [No online site]
► Apostolic Faith Church (Portland, OR)
► Apostolic Holiness
Church of America
► Apostolic Pentecostal Churches of Jesus Christ, Inc.
► Carolina Evangelical Association [No online site]
► Church of Christ Holiness Unto the Lord [No online site]
► Church of God, (Charleston, Tennessee)
► Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
► Church of God House of Prayer [No online site]
► Church of God ,
(Huntsville , Alabama
► Church of God, Inc., The (Original) [No online site]
► Church of God Jerusalem Acres
► Church of God Mountain Assembly, Inc.
► Church of God of the Apostolic Faith
► Church of God of Prophecy
► Church of God Original Mountain Assembly
► Church of God of the Union Assembly
► Congregational Holiness Church, Inc.
► Door
of Faith Church
and Bible School
► Emmanuel Holiness Church
► Emmanuel Tabernacle Baptist Church Apostolic Faith [No online site]
► Evangelistic Church
► Free Will Baptist
Church
► Full Gospel Church Association [No online site]
► General Conference of the Evangelical Baptist Church, Inc. [No online site]
► Holiness Baptist Association [No online site]
► Holiness Church of God [No online site]
► Holy Church
► Holy Temple of God, Inc.
► International Pentecostal Church of Christ
► International Pentecostal Holiness Church
► Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church
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Traditionally-White,
Trinitarian, (non-Holiness) Pentecostal churches
► Anchor Bay Evangelistic Association
► Apostolic Church in Canada
► Apostolic Church of Pentecost of Canada
► Apostolic
Faith (Kansas
► Ascension Fellowships International
► Assemblies of God, The General Council of the
► Association of Vineyard Churches
► Bible Church of Christ, Inc.
► Calvary Chapel
Religious
Movements Homepage: Calvary Chapel
From the Religious Movements Homepage at the University of
Virginia
► Calvary Ministries, Inc. International
► Christian Church of North America
► Congregational Bible Churches Inc. [No online site]
CBC
generally
Our Fathers Fellowship Ministries
► Elim Fellowship
► Fellowship of Christian Assemblies
► Filipino Assemblies of the First Born [No online site]
► Free Gospel Church
► Full Gospel Evangelistic Association
► General Assembly Church
GA/ Church of the First Born
generally
General Assembly
Church of the First Born - abusive faith healing practices
An entry in the Apologetics Index
General Assembly Church of
the First Born
From Rick Ross.com
► International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
► Italian Pentecostal Church of Canada
► Lamb
of God Church (Honolulu , HI
► Music Square Church (Holy Alamo Christian Church)
MSC generally
Entry in the Straight Is the Way
site
► Open Bible Standard Churches
► Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
► Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland
► Pentecostal Church of God
► Pentecostal Church of New Antioch [No online site]
► United
Apostolic Faith Church
►
Word Wide Pentecostal Church of
Christ
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Pentecostal and Apostolic churches outside North America
[Note that the Apostolic
Church , founded in the UK , now has a branch in the US
►
Apostolic Pentecostal Church of Germany
[Apostolische Pfingstgemeinde]
►
Apostolic
Church, The
■
Ascension Fellowships International
■
Apostolic
Church in Canada
■
Assemblies of God in Italy
■ Apostolic Church in Denmark [Apostolsk Kirke i Danmark]
■ Apostolic Church in Germany [Apostolischen Kirche]
■ Apostolic Church in Belgium [Eglise Apostolique en Belgique]
■
Apostolic
Church of Australia
■ Apostolic Church of Great Britain
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Assemblies
of God
■ Assemblies of God in Italy [Assemblee di Dio in Italia]
►
Bethel United Church of Jesus
Christ (Apostolic)
►
Evangelical Pentecostal Fellowship (Hungary)
[Evangéliumi Pünkösdi Közösség]
►
Jesus Army (Jesus Fellowship Church) (UK)
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Pentecostalism
generally
Apostolic World Christian Fellowship
AWCF
is a worldwide alliance of those who adhere to the apostolic doctrine;
it seeks unity among all Apostolics
ChristianityToday.com
-- Pentecostalism has two founders—one white, one black
On
the nature of two related traditions
ChristianityToday.com—Pentecostal
tradition
Historical
essay
Encyclopćdia Britannica
Online entry
Holiness
and Pentecostal Churches: Emerging from Cultural Isolation
An essay by Donald W.
Dayton, associate professor of historical theology at Northern Baptist
Theological Seminary
North Star: A Journal of
African-American Religious History
Good
source of info on Pentecostalism
Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches
A PCTII directory
Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North
America (PCCNA)
PCCNA
provides a framework for fellowship,
dialogue, and cooperation between the various Pentecostal and charismatic
denominations, churches, and ministries in North America
The
Pentecostal World Conference (PWC) is a fellowship of Pentecostal believers
from around the globe, meeting triennially
The
Azusa Street Revival and Twentieth-Century Missions
An essay by Gary B. McGee (Associate Professor and
Chairman, Bible and Theology Department, Assemblies of God Theological
Seminary,
The Journal: News of
the Churches of God
Essays on many of the Pentecostal churches using the title “
The
Ultimate Church of God Links Page: Other Church of God Websites
Many “
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A note on the definition of
“Holiness,” “Pentecostal,” “Apostolic,” and “Fundamentalist” churches
What’s the
difference between “Holiness” and “Apostolic” churches? Some might argue that
one or the other should be grouped together. Mead tends to group Holiness and
Apostolic churches. Melton groups Apostolic and Pentecostal churches together.
In a 1979
essay in the Christian Century, August 15-22, 1979, Donald W. Dayton, professor of
historical theology at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, made the
following distinction: “Holiness
churches, largely a product of the Methodist tradition, follow those who in the
ethos of the 19th century camp meeting preserved a variation of the Wesleyan
doctrine… Distinctly ‘Holiness’ churches do not speak in tongues…. Pentecostal
churches teach that Pentecost is a repeatable experience available to
Christians in all ages and usually that its appropriation is ‘evidenced’ by
speaking in tongues.” Dayton thus
concludes that, “there is an appropriateness in treating the two traditions
together. Historians increasingly agree that Pentecostalism emerged at the turn
of the century largely from a radical wing of the Holiness movement emphasizing
‘divine healing’ and the imminent return of Christ.”
That said,
however, Dayton does go on to propose that Holiness and Pentecostal churches
can be divided into three groupings, “(1) the largely white Holiness churches,
especially those in the Christian Holiness Association (CHA); (2) the
white Pentecostal churches in the Pentecostal Fellowship of North America
(PFNA); and (3) a more diffuse grouping of ethnic Pentecostal churches
dominated by black Pentecostalism.”
Melton argues
that Pentecostal churches can be divided into seven families. Three meta
families have formed around issues of doctrine. “Holiness” Pentecostals (the
earliest of whom tended to come from Methodist/Holiness traditions) see the
Pentecostal experience (baptism in the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues). In
apposition are Pentecostals from traditions such as the Baptist, who insist
that any believer can have the Pentecostal experience. The third family
consists of churches that stress the “oneness” of God and are non-Trinitarian
in the sense of Matthew 28:19. This family is often referred to as the
“Apostolic”, “Oneness”, or “Jesus-only”
movement. Each of these three doctrinal divisions is further, Melton argues,
sub-divided by race as a matter of history. (Some were not racially divided
initially, but most came to be thoroughly divided, Melton says, in the first
half of the 20th Century. The seventh Pentecostal family identified
by Melton derives from Hispanics who attended the Azuza Street revival and
exported the experience to Latin America and then back to the United States.
I have, after
some vacillating, adopted Melton’s approach, as it is supported by Dayton. I
treat Holiness churches as distinctive, due to their Methodist/Wesleyan roots,
and I have grouped Apostolic and Pentecostal churches together, divided into
the seven-family taxonomy suggested by Melton. I contrast the Pentecostal/Apostolic
churches from Fundamentalist groups, which focus primarily on doctrine and the
inerrancy of Scripture, and not justification, sanctification, and/or the works
of the Holy Spirit.
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