The Assemblies of God is distinct in its Statement of Fundamental Truths, which teaches that speaking in tongues is the initial physical evidence of baptism in the Holy Spirit.
The Assemblies of God was organized at Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 1914, bringing together independent Pentecostal congregations in the years after the Azusa Street revival. It is a cooperative fellowship of autonomous churches rather than a centrally governed denomination, with national headquarters in Springfield, Missouri. Its world fellowship is among the largest Pentecostal bodies in the world.
Sources
Primary
- Statement of Fundamental Truths of the Assemblies of God (1916)
Secondary
- Edith L. Blumhofer, The Assemblies of God: A Chapter in the Story of American Pentecostalism (1989)