Jan. 16 -- With 24 million members and counting, Pentecostalism is now the fastest-growing religion in the United States. It’s a branch of evangelical Christianity whose followers believe that God ...

It’s no longer just about raising a hand to God. It’s also about reaching out a hand to the needy. To get into the minds of today's Pentecostals, visit a classroom of ministers in training, ...

“We never want to go over the heads of the people,” says Jesus Perez, pastor of Puerto Rico’s largest Pentecostal Church. “We want to go directly to their hearts.” Never swerving from this philosophy, ...

If conservative columnist William Kristol is to be believed, Sarah Palin is surprised that her own campaign hasn’t made a bigger deal out of the controversial remarks of Barack Obama’s former pastor.

NEW YORK — A new 10-nation survey of Pentecostal and charismatic Christians, considered the fastest-growing stream of Christianity worldwide, shows they are deeply influencing the Roman Catholic and ...

Co-opted by the postcolonial state? Yes … ( … no man can say no!)” emblazoned across the windshield drives slowly past, the conductor’s voice reaching over ...

While the average citizen has lost faith in his leaders, Pentecostal ministers have assumed a higher authority. The more prominent of them like Adeboye are anointing presidents, a la Prophet Samuel.

Belief in God among pentecostals in the Historically Black Protestant Tradition who believe in Hell % of pentecostals in the Historically Black Protestant Tradition who believe in Hell who say they… ...