Pentecostals
A surge of evangelicals in Spain, fueled by Latin Americans
By Alberto Arce — January 4, 2022
SALAMANCA, Spain (AP) — The numbers reflect huge surges in Spain's migrant population and are producing profound changes in in a country long dominated by the Catholic church.
The creeping radicalization of white evangelicals
By Doug Pagitt — February 25, 2021
(RNS) — Our faith itself is not to blame. But evangelicals need to take a hard look at the other influences on our community.
117th Congress, like the old, is overwhelmingly Christian, heavily Protestant
By Yonat Shimron and Emily McFarlan Miller — January 4, 2021
(RNS) — Whereas about a quarter (26%) of US adults are religiously unaffiliated, only one member of the 117th Congress — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema — described herself that way.
‘High-Church Pentecostal’ leader J. Delano Ellis dies at 75
By Adelle M. Banks — September 21, 2020
(RNS) — ‘Traditionally,’ Ellis said in 1995, ‘the Pentecostal church maintained its ardor but was never really known for its order.’
President Trump’s hidden religious base: Pentecostal-charismatic celebrities
By Erica Ramirez and Leah Payne — August 27, 2020
Pentecostal and charismatic celebrities like Kari Jobe and Rodney Howard-Browne may not be household names. But their movement is a key part of Donald Trump's base.
In Kenya, a pastor’s refusal to marry an HIV-positive bride stirs debate over AIDS stigma
By Fredrick Nzwili — November 13, 2018
(RNS) — Pastor Jesse Karanja, the leader of Mizpah House of Prayer Church, insisted a couple take tests for HIV and pregnancy as guests waited in the church.
The ‘gifts’ of Pentecost and Shavuot
By Kimberly Winston — May 16, 2018
(RNS) — This weekend marks the Christian holy day of Pentecost and the Jewish holy day Shavuot. Both involve 'gifts,' but not the kind that come with bows. Let us ’Splain ...
Donald Trump’s favorite televangelist
By Yonat Shimron — January 3, 2017
APOPKA, Fla. (RNS) The main thing Paula White shares with Donald Trump – apart from faith, which some in the religious community doubt – is the celebrity gene.
How ascendant evangelicals helped defeat Colombia’s peace accord
By guest — October 11, 2016
(RNS) While the evangelical right in the U.S. is experiencing steady decline, its counterpart in much of Latin America is a driving force behind the shift to the political right across the region.
Pentecostal revival sweeps parts of West Coast
By Julia Duin — April 19, 2016
(RNS) A loose network of roving Pentecostal preachers has been holding revivals in a region known for its low church attendance.
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