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The Azusa Street Revivals: Birthplace Of The Pentecostal Movement
The Azusa Street revivals are considered the birthplace of the Pentecostal movement. All major Pentecostal denominations including: The Church of God (Cleaveland), Assemblies of God, Church of God in Christ, International Holiness Pentecostal Church, and the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel all have connection to the revival. However as years passed the 1906 revival has become a back thought. Yet with all the “new” revivals that have happened since then, very few have come close as the impact that Azusa Street had on the world for Christ. Azusa Street was not just a revival that stayed local, the Azusa street revival spread with its publication of the Apostolic Faith a newsletter that at one time reached over 40,000 through its

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