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Race and the Assemblies of God Church chronicles the treatment of African Americans by the largest, predominantly white, Pentecostal denomination in the United States. The formation of the Assemblies of God in 1914, brought an end to the interracial focus of the Pentecostal movement that characterized the revival from its inception in Los Angeles, California, at an abandoned warehouse on Azusa Street in 1906. Dr. Newman utilizes the extensive archival holdings of the Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center, housed in the international headquarters of the Assemblies of God in Springfield, Missouri, to support his contention that Assemblies of God leaders deliberately engaged in racist efforts to prevent African American participation in Assemblies of God activities because the denominational leaders feared the reaction of its ministers and congregations in the American South. In addition, a concerted effort to refer African Americans interested in the Assemblies of God to African American groups, such as the Church of God in Christ, was approved at the highest levels of Assemblies of God leadership. Ultimately, efforts to exclude African Americans from the denomination led to official decisions to refuse them ordination and approved resolutions to support the establishment of a separate, unrelated Pentecostal denomination specifically for African Americans. Assemblies of God attitudes regarding racial issues changed only as a result of the civil rights movement and its effect upon American society during the 1960s and 1970s. The treatment of race in church groups with European origins was compared to that of the Assemblies of God and the influence of African and slave religions upon the rise of the Pentecostal movement. Finally, the author provides an analysis of the 1994 event known as the "Miracle of Memphis" in which white Pentecostal denominations dissolved the racially segregated Pentecostal Fellowship of North America in favor of a new organization, the Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches of North America. The book concludes that although current Assemblies of God leaders have embraced the concept of an integrated church fellowship that no longer excludes African Americans, there is virtually no evidence of wide acceptance of this concept at the local church level in the denomination. ... Read more

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The statements on the issues in this book were approved as the official statements of The General Council of the Assemblies of God by the General Presbytery, the ruling body of the Assemblies of God, over the past twenty years. As the need arose to make a statement on a controversial issue, a study was done and a report was given to the General Presbytery for approval. These statements were then printed as position papers. Table of Contents; 1) The Inerrancy of Scripture 2) Can Born-Again Believers Be Demon Possessed? 3) Divorce and Remarriage 4) The Ministry of the Body of Christ 5) Divine Healing: An Integral Part of the Gospel 6) The Discipleship and Submission Movement 7) Transcendental Meditation 8) Deacons and Trustees 9) Eternal Punishment 10) The Assemblies of God View of Ordination 11) The Doctrine of Creation 12) The Security of the Believer 13) Homosexuality 14) The Rapture of the Church 15) The Believer and Positive Confession 16) The Initial Physical Evidence of the Babtism in the Holy Spirit 17) A Bibical Perspective on Gambling 18) Abstinence 19) A Bibical Perspective on Abortion 20) The Kingdom of God as Described in Holy Scripture. Published 1990 by Gospel Publishing House. 207 pages. ... Read more

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Blueprint for Pentecostal Growth
The Assemblies of God is the largest Pentecostal Church in the world and deserves the attention of anyone interested in the growth of the modern Pentecost.

This book is full of historical information on the AG and it's Missions Ventures.The fellowship was founded as a Missionary sending agency and has wonderfully accomplished, and is still accomplishing this goal.God has moved tremendously through the open and willing men and women that call themselves Assemblies of God missionaries. ... Read more

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Two Volume SetVolume 1 - To 1941Volume 2 - Since 1941 ... Read more

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Up-to-date source of decisions within the Church of God ... Read more