Bethel Bible College
| Bethel Bible College | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1900 |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place | Topeka , Kansas , United States |
| management | Charles Parham |
The Bethel Bible College (also: Bethel Gospel School ) was a Bible college that existed from 1900 to 1901 in Topeka in the US state of Kansas . College is considered the starting point of the Pentecostal movement . Charles Parham had founded it, but despite the euphoric start, it closed again before two years had passed.
Beginning of the Pentecostal movement
Forty students had gathered at Parham to him the basics of holiness to learn (Holiness Movement). Parham attached particular importance to the baptism of the Spirit and gave up his students to capture an indication of it. The students established speaking in tongues as an unmistakable sign and after a period of fasting , Agnes Ozman was the first to show this behavior. At a lecture given by Parham in Houston , William Seymour was inspired to deliver this message in Los Angeles , which resulted in the Azusa Street Revival , which in turn influenced other Christian groups. Many Pentecostal churches attribute their emergence to the events in these institutions. The school was closed again after a few months; however, the Pentecostal movement developed into its own denomination with millions of believers.
Individual evidence
- ^ Spiritual Base United Pentecostal Church History
- ^ Randall Herbert Balmer: Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism. Westminster John Knox Press Louisville 2002. p. 62 Google Books ISBN 0-664-22409-1
- ↑ Topeka Capital Journal ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Phil Anderson, August 17, 1997.
