eACThd: Supplementary Lesson: The Pentecostal-Charismatic Movement: 1. Pentecostal Movement

Supplementary Lesson: The Pentecostal-Charismatic Movement

The Pentecostal Movement

While they believe the roots of their movement go back to the Day of Pentecost in the Book of Acts, and while they also refer to dramatic manifestations of the Spirit in Europe and North America during the 19th century, many Pentecostals point to 1901, at Bethel Bible College in Topeka, Kansas, as the beginning of the modern Pentecostal movement.

Charles F. Parham began teaching his students there about being baptized by the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues, in the same way the disciples had experienced this miracle during the first century. They report that on January 1 of this year, Agnes Ozman spoke in tongues. This outward manifestation of the Spirit became a special sign of a second experience after conversion, a sign of being baptized by the Holy Spirit, something that all believers should seek.

The excitement soon spread to many cities within the United States, notably in the Azuza Street revival in Los Angeles, 1906, then internationally, especially to Latin America.

Some of the well known Pentecostal denominations are the Assembly of God Church, the Church of God in Christ, the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, and others that often include the word "Pentecostal" in their denominational name, such as the Methodist Pentecostal Church in Chile.

QUESTION:

Which of the following best describes the beginning of the modern Pentecostal movement?

It began in 1901 in Topeka, Kansas, with an emphasis on being baptized by the Spirit and speaking in tongues.

It began in 1902 in Topeka, Kansas, with an emphasis on prayer and holiness, and later developed into an emphasis on being baptized by the Spirit.

It began in 1901 in Latin America, with an emphasis on being baptized by the Spirit and speaking in tongues.