When I contemplate Pentecost, I am reminded not only of the Acts 2 narrative depicting the birth of the New Testament Church but also of William J. Seymour, the founder of the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles, California. Amidst the Jim Crow era in the United States (1865-1965), one Black preacher, with the assistance of many others including Whites, Latinx, Asians, and Blacks, formulated the mission statement: “Azusa Mission stands for the unity of God's people everywhere.
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