J. Edgar Barrick: Pioneer Assemblies of God Pastor and Missionary to India
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This Week in AG History — May 17, 1964 By Glenn W. Gohr Originally published on AG News, 16 May 2024 The Assemblies of God celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1964. During that year, a number of pioneers of the faith shared their testimonies in the Pentecostal Evangel. One of these was J. Edgar Barrick (1894-1983), who served as a pastor and missionary with the Assemblies of God. Jacob Edgar Barrick was born in Shaw, West Virginia. He attended school and spent his childhood in Cross, West Virginia. Although he was raised in the Methodist Church, he did not come into contact with any Spir ..read more
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“Mother” Alice Reynolds Flower: Lessons on Motherhood from an Assemblies of God Pioneer
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This Week in AG History — May 11, 1952 By Glenn W. Gohr Originally published on AG News, 09 May 2024 Alice Reynolds Flower (1890-1991), the wife of AG pioneer J. Roswell Flower, is a shining example of motherhood. Affectionately known as “Mother Flower,” she preached, taught Sunday School, led prayer meetings, wrote articles, penned poetry, authored books, and lived a godly example in front of her six children and everyone she came in contact with. As Mother’s Day approaches, it is good to consider an article that Mother Flower wrote for the Pentecostal Evangel in May 1952. It was also ..read more
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Dr. Howard Thomas: The Remarkable Deliverance of a Tennessee Physician from Drug Addiction
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This Week in AG History — May 3, 1970 By Darrin J. Rodgers Originally published on AG-News, 02 May 2024 Dr. Howard Thomas (1927-2016) had a promising career as a physician, but a drug addiction almost destroyed his marriage and professional life in the early 1960s. After hitting rock bottom and ending up in a private sanatorium for treatment, he turned to Christ and experienced a radical transformation. Against all odds, Thomas was allowed to keep his medical license. He became a dedicated member of the Assemblies of God and frequently shared his testimony of his deliverance from addiction to ..read more
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Elmer F. Muir: A Baptist Pastor Discovers the Power of the Holy Spirit in the 1920s
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This Week in AG History — April 25, 1925 By Darrin J. Rodgers Originally published on AG-News, 25 March 2024 A Pentecostal revival in the 1920s touched numerous Baptist ministers and churches, resulting in the cross-pollination of the two traditions. High-profile Baptists who became Pentecostal included Mae Eleanor Frey, an evangelist and author ordained by the National Baptist Convention in 1905, and William Keeney Towner, pastor of First Baptist Church in San Jose, California. Many lesser-known Baptist ministers also embraced the Pentecostal movement, but their stories have been largely for ..read more
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Mary Weems Chapman, First Assemblies of God Missionary to South India: Called to the Prostitutes and Untouchables
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Mary Weems Chapman’s passport photo, 1921. This Week in AG History — April 18, 1925 By Darrin J. Rodgers Originally published on AG-News, 18 March 2024 When veteran missionary Mary Weems Chapman (1857-1927) felt God’s call to return to India, her family told her she was too old. But she persevered and became the first Assemblies of God missionary to South India. A veteran Free Methodist missionary before identifying with the Pentecostal movement, Mary was well-known in Holiness circles for her preaching, teaching, and writing. But she was perhaps best known for her advocacy of ministry to girl ..read more
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Frederick Martin Lehman: Pioneer Holiness and Assemblies of God Hymn Writer
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This Week in AG History–April 5, 1953 By Ruthie Edgerly Oberg Originally published on AG News, 04 April 2024 Frederick Martin Lehman (1868-1953) was a German-born hymn writer, pastor, and publisher who accepted the message of the Pentecostal movement after many years as a holiness preacher. His songs encouraged congregations to press in to holiness and consecration. One of them, “The Love of God,” is consistently listed as one of the great sacred songs of the 20th century and has been published in hundreds of hymnals and translated into scores of languages, yet his Pentecostal connection ..read more
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Clement Le Cossec: The French Pentecostal Pastor Who Became an Apostle to the Roma (Gypsies)
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This Week in AG History–March 30, 1969 By Ruthie Edgerly Oberg Originally published on AG News, 28 March 2024 When Clement Le Cossec (1921-2001) was growing up in Brittany, a province in northwest France, his mother warned him, “Be careful! If you are not good, the [Roma, formerly known as] Gypsies will come and steal you away!” Frightened, Le Cossec promised his mother he would be good, so that he would never have to live with the Roma. Yet, God had a plan for him, and when this French pastor died in 2001, more than 2,000 Roma from across Europe attended his funeral, mourning the loss o ..read more
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Amanda Benedict: Pioneer Pentecostal Prayer Warrior in Springfield, Missouri
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This Week in AG History — March 19, 1927 By Glenn W. Gohr Originally published on AG News, 21 March 2024 Amanda Benedict (1851-1925) is remembered as a fervent prayer warrior and one of the early participants in the Pentecostal movement in Springfield, Missouri. When she died, Assemblies of God leaders credited her prayers for the success of the local congregation and national ministries located in the city. When Benedict moved to Springfield around 1910, she was 60 years old and had already served the Lord with distinction in a rescue home for girls in Chicago and in a faith home for c ..read more
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Raymond Hudson: From Ministry in Texas and New Mexico to Assemblies of God General Treasurer
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This Week in AG History — March 10, 1974 By Glenn W. Gohr Originally published on AG News, 14 March 2024 Raymond H. Hudson (1918-2010) is remembered as a faithful pastor, evangelist, district officer, and Assemblies of God National Office executive. His final appointment was general treasurer of the Assemblies of God. He was highly esteemed by his colleagues. General Secretary Joseph R. Flower said, “Brother Hudson’s gentle demeanor and infectious wit and sense of humor, combined with a depth of spirituality, have made inroads into the hearts of all with whom he has had contact.” Hudson ..read more
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Giving out of their Poverty: Florence Steidel and the Lepers of New Hope Town, Liberia
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This Week in AG History — March 4, 1951 By Darrin J. Rodgers Originally published on AG-News, 07 March 2024 In 1950, an Assemblies of God congregation of lepers in New Hope Town, Liberia, caught the vision of missions and desired to help those who were less fortunate than themselves. On Christmas Eve, they took up an offering of $2.65, which they sent to the Leper Home of Uska Bazaar in North India. Assemblies of God missionary Florence Steidel (1897-1962) wrote a letter recounting the sacrificial spirit of the congregation. The letter, published in the March 4, 1951, issue of the Pentecosta ..read more
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