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This Week in AG History -- June 1, 1929
Nearly 100 years ago, Canadian Pentecostal pioneer George A. Chambers warned against viewing worship music as entertainment.
Jun 01, 2023 , By Darrin J. Rodgers
This Week in AG History -- May 19, 1945
Minnie Abrams was a young school teacher when God called her to become a missionary to India where she witnessed — and was a part of — the birth of the Pentecostal movement in that country.
May 18, 2023 , By Darrin J. Rodgers
This Week in AG History -- May 2, 1931
Prominent Chinese scholar and future leader Dr. Wang Yun Wu (1888-1979) abandoned atheism in 1924 after he witnessed the miraculous healing of his sister’s eyesight.
May 04, 2023 , By Darrin J. Rodgers
This Week in AG History -- April 21, 1934
Lula Bell Hough endured many hardships as a single missionary to China, including being captured by the Japanese and made a prisoner of war.
Apr 20, 2023 , By Darrin J. Rodgers
This Week in AG History -- April 1, 1916
Pandita Ramabai was born to privilege, but she spent most of her life defending and serving the underprivileged in India as she spread the gospel message.
Mar 30, 2023 , By Darrin J. Rodgers
This Week in AG History -- March 18, 1950
Revival on college campuses has a long history, including on the campus of Central Bible Institute where an extended revival took place in 1950.
Mar 16, 2023 , By Darrin J. Rodgers
This Week in AG History -- Feb. 13, 1943
Assemblies of God Evangelist Minna Seaholm felt called to bring the gospel to the soldiers preparing to be sent overseas during World War II, but even though the military didn't allow female chaplains at the time, that didn't stop her.
Feb 16, 2023 , By Darrin J. Rodgers
This Week in AG History -- Jan. 30 1932
Dr. Florence Murcutt was likely the first surgeon to also serve as an Assemblies of God missionary, serving as a missionary to Mexicans for more than two decades.
Feb 02, 2023 , By Darrin J. Rodgers
This Week in AG History — Jan. 17, 1931
The supernatural experiences pastor Barney S. Moore experienced prior to Azusa Street led him to join the Pentecostal ranks, become a missionary to Japan, and affiliate with the Assemblies of God in the early 1900s.
Jan 19, 2023 , By Darrin J. Rodgers
This Week in AG History -- Dec. 2, 1962
Few may realize that Light for the Lost, the missions program that has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for AG missionaries, resulted from a terrifying vision God gave a California insurance broker 70 years ago.
Dec 01, 2022 , By Darrin J. Rodgers
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