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The '''Assemblies of God''' is a [[Christian]] [[denomenation]] founded after the [[Azusa Street Revival]] in the early 20th century. The core beliefs of the denomination are [[Evangelical]], however, they place a higher value on the [[Baptism of the Holy Spirit]] than most other churches.
The '''Assemblies of God''' is a [[Christian]] [[denomination]] founded after the [[Azusa Street Revival]] in the early 20th century. The core beliefs of the denomination are [[Evangelical]], however, they place a higher value on the [[Baptism of the Holy Spirit]] than most other churches.
The General Council of the Assemblies of God Church was anxious to establish a college after World War II. Since church headquarters was in Springfield, Missouri, Evangel College was built there at the site of an old Army hospital.
==Further reading==
* Blumhofer, Edith L. ''Restoring the Faith: The Assemblies of God, Pentecostalism, and American Culture.'' U. of Illinois Press, 1993. 281 pp. A major schiolarly study.
* Crowe, Terrence Robert. ''Pentecostal Unity: Recurring Frustration and Enduring Hopes.'' Chicago: Loyola U. Press, 1993. 282 pp.
* McGee, Gary B. '''This Gospel . . . Shall Be Preached': A History and Theology of Assemblies of God Foreign Missions since 1959.'' Springfield, Mo.: Gospel, 1990. 358 pp.
* Poloma, Margaret M. ''The Assemblies of God at the Crossroads: Charisma and Institutional Dilemmas.'' U. of Tennessee Pr., 1989. 309 pp. scholarly study
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