Some observers called it a “historic” event. Two Pentecostal church bodies — the Church of God in Christ, led by Bishop Charles Blake, and the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, led by Bishop Charles Ellis III — came together on Friday night at the COGIC’s 107th annual Holy Convocation. PAW’s Presiding Bishop Charles H. Ellis […]
What do music icons John Legend, M.C. Hammer and Babyface all have in common? They were all brought up in the strong musical tradition of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (PAW), an organization that, according to a spokesperson, has not often promoted its “longstanding legacy of musical greatness.” Timothy Moore, a spokesperson for the […]
Though leaders enthusiastically cite the biblical account of Deborah the Prophetess (Judges 4-5), who was the first and only female judge mentioned in the Bible, many Christian denominations are not yet comfortable with elevating women to the office of the Bishop or even the pastorate. But Bishop Charles H. Ellis III, who presides over Pentecostal […]
Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (PAW), the fourth-largest Pentecostal church organization in the world, kicked off its 97th annual convention in New Orleans on Sunday with a service focused on Christian unity. The unity service was a joint meeting between the conventions of PAW and the Pentecostal Churches of the Apostolic Faith (PCAF), an organization […]
