Assemblies of God at 75th anniversary in Indianapolis
A 75th anniversary celebration for the Assemblies of God is planned in Indianapolis next week, marking the denomination's rapid growth from 785,000 members in 1975 to about 91 million today. The piece traces Pentecostal origins in 1901, the 1914 formation as the first organized Pentecostal denomination, and notes influential figures like Robert Pirtle and David du Plessis shaping charismatic renewal across mainline churches.
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Indianapolis
Assemblies of God
Hot Springs
Ark
Assemblies
J. Gordon Melton
Joseph Flower
The
Peter
Robert Pirtle
Assembly of God
David Barrett
United States
David du Plessis
Vincent Simon
North American Renewal Service Committee
Believers' Chapel revival week planned in Clay
Believers' Chapel will host a weeklong revival at 7 p.m. from August 12 to 17 on North ern Boulevard and Thompson Road in Clay. The event opens with Terry Talbot, a musician with over 20 albums, on Saturday August 12. Rev. Howard Jones, a Billy Graham associate evangelist, will preach Sunday through Wednesday. The week closes with the award winning contemporary Christian musical Toymaker's Dream.
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Believers’ Chapel
Northern Boulevard
Thompson Road
Clay
Terry Talbot
Howard Jones
Billy Graham
Hunger gifts for Baptists fall to six year low in 1989
Southern Baptists report six month donations to global hunger ministries at 3.1 million dollars, about 1 million less than a year earlier. In Milwaukee, the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus calls for study of an African American rite within the church. PriestGeorge A Stallings Jr., suspended in Washington, sparked renewed debate on racism in Catholicism. The caucus, joined by Black seminarians and sisters conference, views the issue as longstanding though now gaining new attention.
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Baptist World Hunger Collection
Nashville
Tenn
Southern Baptists
Milwaukee
National
Black Catholic Clergy Caucus
Washington
George A. Stallings Jr
Roy Smith
Stallings
Imani
James Hickey
Victor Cohen
Caucus
Black Catholic Seminarians
Black Sisters’ Conference
Free summer free lunches reach thousands in Syracuse area
The Syracuse Area Interreligious Council and Syracuse City Schools offer free lunches to anyone under 19 in the Syracuse area from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekdays. More than 4,000 children were served this summer at multiple schools and centers, funded by a $45,000 grant from the Nutrition Consortium of New York to boost participation. Registration required at listed churches and schools.
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Syracuse Area
State Health Department
Bellevue
Danforth
Franklin
Frazer
Hughes
McKinley-Brighton
Roberts
Seymour
Webster
Dr. Weeks
Fowler High School
St. Brigid and
St. Joseph
Wilson Park
Vatican seizes on openings to strengthen church in USSR
The Vatican moves to expand Catholic influence in the USSR and Eastern Europe, citing new bishop appointments in Czechoslovakia and Byelorussia, resumption of Polish ties, and a planned visit by Pope John Paul II. Analysts credit Gorbachev era openings and the pope's pragmatic diplomacy, while noting nine dioceses still lack bishops and no Eastern Rite bishops in Romania.
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Vatican
Ussr
Vatican City
Moscow
Soviet Bloc
Ania
Czechoslovakia
Poland
John Paul II
Hungary
Byelorussia
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Chechniovekia
Romania
Do The Right Thing Explores Prejudice on a Hot Brooklyn Street
A reflective critique of Spike Lee's film Do The Right Thing examines how cultural prejudice thrives among diverse communities in a bustling Brooklyn day. The piece discusses racism in churches, family dynamics, and the roles of cops and bystanders, urging viewers to confront bias rather than ignore it.
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Spike Lee
Lee
Honens
Umechin
Monkie
Danny Aistlaenn
Saf
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U.S
New York
Hes
Aaron Goodman
Hawley Ave
Billy Caiaron
Syracuse
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