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This Week in AG History -- Oct. 21, 1916
The 1916 General Council not only led to the adoption of the Statement of Fundamental Truths, it exuded a "missionary spirit" for the Movement that continues to this day.
The Woman Who Shaped AG Missions
Missionary Alice Luce led the Assemblies of God to adopt the indigenous church principle as its official missions strategy in 1921.
This Week in AG History -- Sept. 15, 1945
Missionary Oren Munger died at the age of 25 of typhoid, but not before he impacted Nicaragua for Christ.
This Week in AG History -- Aug. 16, 1970
J. Roswell and Alice Flower's influence and impact on the Assemblies of God's first 40 years — and beyond — has few rivals.
This Week in AG History -- July 22, 1962
He was a drunk and a drug addict before God transformed William W. Hays into an AG minister!
This Week in AG History -- July 8, 1922
There were significant language and cultural barriers, but refugees from the Mexican Revolution in Edna, Texas, who became Christians did what white people in the region weren't permitted to do — invite African-Americans to become a part of their church body.
This Week in AG History -- June 26, 1966
Wernher von Braun was a leading rocket scientist for Hitler's war machine, but he regretted his work and ultimately experienced a spiritual transformation in a small church in El Paso, Texas.
This Week in AG History -- June 9, 1917
William and Mary Taylor were some of the first AG missionaries, ministering to and helping free women caught in the sex trafficking trade in Japan.
This Week in AG History -- May 29, 1926
Gerrit R. Polman, founder of the Pentecostal movement in the Netherlands, encouraged unity in the Spirit among Pentecostals everywhere as a testimony to others.
This Week in AG History -- May 10, 1947
Pentecostal Evangel editor Stanley Frodsham praises those with the foresight to create the National Association of Evangelicals, which also created an opportunity for the Assemblies of God to be ushered into the evangelical mainstream.
