Pentecostals: The Light of the World Pentecostal Church in Fort Worth, Texas

Whatever you think of Pentecostals, you have to admit that the Pentecostal movement unites Black and white people and speaks to something that runs deep in the experiences of working-class and oppressed people when Pentecostalism is at its best. It can capture energy and beauty as well or better than any other faith experience can in those moments. Here is a clip from the Light of the World Pentecostal Church in Fort Worth, Texas that was recorded last night.

The Great Work Done By The Witness: A Black Christian Collective And A Needed Discussion On The Healthy Church

The other day I posted Notes To The Church At A Time Of Difficulty And Promise and Random Notes
To Believers & People Who Struggle To Believe as steps towards addressing what works and doesn't work between people and churches and between people who struggle to believe in God and others. 

But here is a better approach to these questions by looking at what makes a healthy church. This is a Black perspective on some of the questions that I'm struggling with. It is a stronger perspective than I have, better thought out and more focused. 

I connected with this through The Witness: A Black Christian Collective on Facebook. The explain themselves in these words: "The Witness is a black Christian collective that engages issues of religion, race, justice, and culture from a biblical perspective. We are changing the way Christians engage the church and the world by challenging them to think and act according to the holistic message of Christ. We consciously draw on the expansive black church tradition to address matters of personal faith while also speaking to issues of public righteousness. We believe that the Christian message applies not only to our eternity but also to our present-day circumstances and lived reality."

You can connect with them here as well.

Old Pentecostal Songs

 

Sunday Morning - 3/27/22 “First Glory Service”

 

Sisterhood Night! 4/3/22 at The Light of the World Pentecostal Church__ "I Am A Child of God & I Magnify Mine Office"

 

"You're feeling dry and empty, no longer have a song..."

I'm not a Pentecostal, but there are some things that I like about this video and that I wish others would pick up on. I like the interracial work being done; churches and worship in the U.S. are usually segregated. Of course I like those accents---they take me home. I like the energy and certainty and joy at work. And I really like the line "Drink 'til we're merry, rolling on the ground" because I think that this is a kind of spontaneous Sufi spirit finding a companion in Christianity. We're not as far apart from one another as we think we are.