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They didn’t want a denomination, they wanted an experience. But once they had the experience, they found they had to organize to preserve it and pass it on. This is the story of the Assemblies of God, how it came into being, developed, grew—until today it is an acknowledged force in the evangelical world.

divine healing; the observance of baptism and Communion; and the gathering of believers in local assemblies. “No rolling or nonsense,” he further clarified (in response to the frequent description of Pentecostals as “holy rollers”). In a friendly gesture, he invited all workers willing to spread this “full gospel” to attend the Councils and camps promoted by the General Council of the Assemblies of God. “Nothing was ever more manifestly approved of God,” he assured his readers, than the first General
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