Pentecostal

Pentecostal is a family of Christian denominations and congregations distinguished by emphasis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit (especially speaking in tongues), the baptism in the Holy Spirit as a subsequent experience to salvation, and active spiritual gifts in the contemporary church. The movement emerged in the early twentieth century, drawing on the Holiness movement of the late nineteenth century; the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles in 1906 is often cited as its founding moment. Major US Pentecostal denominations include the Assemblies of God, the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee), the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, the Foursquare Church, and many smaller bodies plus a large number of independent Pentecostal congregations. The Oneness Pentecostal movement (the United Pentecostal Church International is the largest US body) rejects the doctrine of the Trinity and baptizes in the name of Jesus only; it is a distinct minority position within the wider Pentecostal world.