About Pentacostalism
The Pentecostal church founded in Australia in 1953 is currently one of the only remaining religious denominations that is on the rise worldwide, thanks to the popularity of the Hillsong Uniting Church. In Pentecostalism, there is no governing body like the pope in Catholicism, and while they recognised the queen of England as the head of their church they are independently run by their ministers, coming together to discuss upcoming events, and to align the church's practices. Although the general Pentecostal practices are the same among different churches in the movement, ; important differences can be identified between them and the Catholic church. One major difference is in the style of worship with the Pentecostal being more of a charismatic service than the more traditional Catholic Service. There is also no organic institutional unity among them and neither is there a totally representative world structure like there is in the Catholic Religion. Both churches differ in the way they view the Holy Spirit and Baptism, the Pentecostals believe in a "baptism in the Holy Spirit" where as the Catholic church believe there are many ways to experience the holy spirit. One of the most conflicting views between Catholics and Pentecostals is how they preach salvation. While both churches aim to spread the gospels, Catholics believe that is faith needs to be shown by going out and doing good christian deeds for the community. |
Pentecostalism is a christian renewal movement that believes in the second and imminent coming of Jesus Christ and in the personal experience of God through Baptism and the last supper. They believe that a person can experience the Holy Spirit personally through multiple ways such as, healing, prophesying and "speaking in tongues".
Believing in the imminent 2nd coming of Jesus Christ and the need for a renewal of the christian church, a named Charles Parham established the christian Protestant denomination of Pentecostalism in the early 20th century. Since its formation in the early 1900's, Pentecostalism has grown to be widely recognised by major christian faiths including the Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant churches. The church has also seen rise to over 700 independent organisations and denominations including the famous Hillsong Uniting Church in the USA. |
Pentecostal mass
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