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1. Jim Gaffigan Will Play Chuck Smith in Feature Film About 1970s Jesus Movement

Jim Gaffigan and Super 8's Joel Courtney will star in Jesus Revolution, a new movie about the rise of the Jesus Movement in 1970s Southern California. Deadline reports Courtney will play a teenaged Greg ...

Created on 01 July 2020

2. James D.G. Dunn, 'Man of Grace,' Dies at 82

James Douglas Grant Dunn passed away June 26, 2020. The cause of death was cancer. Also known as "Jimmy," Dr. Dunn was born October 21, 1939, in Birmingham, England. In 1964, he became a licensed minister ...

Created on 27 June 2020

3. Bishop Gordon McDonald, Superintendent of Pentecostal Holiness Church, Dies

On Monday, William M. Wilson, president and global council co-chair of Empowered21, reported in a newsletter that Bishop Gordon McDonald, general superintendent of the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Canada, ...

Created on 22 June 2020

4. The Rise of 'Charismatic Orthodox' Churches

...  of the bread, the experience would strike most cradle Pentecostals as utterly foreign. "For the first 15 minutes, you'd think you were in a Roman Catholic church," Alvarez told Religion News Service.  ...

Created on 19 June 2020

5. Peaceful Pentecostal Intercessors and Worshippers Tear-Gassed by Indianapolis Police

On Pentecost Sunday, a peaceful church gathering in downtown Indianapolis to worship and pray over the city and mourn the death of George Floyd was hit with tear gas. A Facebook Live video by user Lydia ...

Created on 04 June 2020

6. Pentecostal Church Burned Down After Suing for Right to Hold Services

A church in Mississippi was destroyed by a suspected arson fire, about a month after its pastor filed a lawsuit challenging the city of Holly Springs on gathering restrictions amid the coronavirus outbreak. ...

Created on 21 May 2020

7. Pentecostal Pastor Wins 'The Voice': 'I Want to Come to Your Church,' Says Kelly Clarkson

Pentecostal pastor Todd Tilghman won The Voice Tuesday night after a moving performance of the Christian hit "I Can Only Imagine." Finalists included Tilghman, coached by judge Blake Shelton; Thunderstorm ...

Created on 20 May 2020

8. Influential Pentecostal Historian Vinson Synan Dies at 85

Pentecostal historian, author and professor Vinson Synan died March 15, 2020, after being under hospital care for seven weeks. He was 85. Synan is known as a leading authority on the history of holiness, ...

Created on 16 March 2020

9. Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America Elects New President

Dr. David Wells, general superintendent of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, has been elected to serve as president of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA) at its 2020 Annual ...

Created on 05 March 2020

10. Have Angels Become a Distraction for Pentecostals? ...

We as Pentecostals and charismatics love sensational manifestations, but the downside is that we too often become enthralled with them and begin seeking them instead of the Lord and His Word. Angels are ...

Created on 02 March 2020

11. Pentecostal Pastor Gets Four Chairs on 'The Voice,' Talks Worship With Nick Jonas, Kelly Clarkson

A Pentecostal pastor got four chairs on a recent episode of The Voice while he belted "We've Got Tonight." Todd Tilghman, who pastors Cornerstone Church in Meridian, Mississippi, says he and his wife, ...

Created on 26 February 2020

12. The Shocking Difference Between Pentecostal Pastors and 'Mainline' Pastors

... ave waffled on the most foundational issues, will waffle on things like gay "marriage" too. What else could we expect? Ironically, it is the Pentecostals, who are often derided for their belief that the ...

Created on 24 February 2020

13. Charisma Founders Preserve Company Archives at Pentecostal Heritage Center

Stephen and Joy Strang, who founded Charisma magazine in 1975, recently deposited Charisma Media's archives at the Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center (FPHC), alongside collections from other notable Pentecostal ...

Created on 16 February 2020

14. 3 Workers Harassed for Being Pentecostal and Puerto Rican, Then Fired for Complaining

Three men have filed a lawsuit against Service Caster Corporation, saying they were harassed for their Pentecostal religion and Puerto Rican ethnicity and then fired when they complained. According to ...

Created on 04 December 2019

15. Saints, Let's Go to the Throne Room for Pastor Glen Berteau

Glen Berteau, senior pastor of The House in Modesto, California, suffered a major heart attack Monday evening, according to posts on his Facebook page. This was his second heart attack. His wife, Pastor ...

Created on 26 November 2019

16. Dr. Fred Antonelli Elected as New President of Elim Bible Institute and College

On Aug. 19, 2019, the board of directors of Elim Bible Institute and College (EBIC) announced the election of its new president, Dr. Fred Antonelli, who will take office on June 1, 2020. Dr. Antonelli ...

Created on 28 October 2019

17. Popular Pentecostal Pastor: The One Lesson You Really Need That Churches Rarely Preach

To be made in the image of God means that we're ripe with potential. We have the divine's capacity in our DNA. We're like God. We were created to "image" his behavior, to rule like he does, to gather up ...

Created on 18 October 2019

18. World-Renowned Pentecostal Leader Honored for Her Almost 80 Years of Ministry

Verna Linzey (1919-2016), world-renowned Pentecostal leader, was recently honored by the Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center in Springfield, Missouri. The mention came in a press release dated Oct. 2, 2019, ...

Created on 18 October 2019

19. Magic Johnson Leaves NBA to Serve More in His Pentecostal Church

Earvin "Magic" Johnson left the NBA earlier this year, but it wasn't so he could kick back and retire. It was so he could serve more in his church and community. Johnson says his work as the Los Angeles ...

Created on 18 October 2019

20. Homeless Woman Breaks Into Pentecostal Church, Pulls Knife on Pastor

A homeless woman broke into a Pentecostal church and, when confronted by the pastor, pulled a knife out and threatened him, according to reports. Jennifer McCroby allegedly broke into Central Assembly ...

Created on 17 October 2019