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Pentecostal growth reshapes American religious life
The Pentecostal movement, with over 2 million adherents, expands faster than mainline churches. It spans 22 denominations from Assemblies of God to small Holiness groups, plus thousands of unaffiliated congregations. Concentrations cluster in the South, West, and Midwest, with simple facilities often in inner cities. Emphasizing two ordinances baptism and the Lord’s Supper and often practicing foot washing, Pentecostals pursue holiness through what they call fire baptism, the second baptism, and sanctification.
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