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Seymour preached that Glossolalia was evidence of Holy Spirit Baptism ; his first Los Angeles Parish therefore expelled him. Seymour continued preaching until he and a small group experienced glossolalia. Crowds began to gather and a mission space was found on Azusa Street, in a run-down building in Downtown Los Angeles . Worship there was frequent, spontaneous, and ecstatic, drawing people from around the world to a revival that lasted about three years and brought much attention to it. The Azusa revival was multi-racial, welcomed Poor people, and encouraged the leadership of women, which was very controversial at the time. The location is part of Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California . Azusa's "five-fold Doctrine " was:
Pentecostalism has earlier roots, but the Azusa Street Revival launched it as a worldwide movement. A play dramatizing the events of the Azusa Street Revival is sometimes produced by Pentecostal churches as both a way of outreach to nonmembers and to teach their own members about their Theological History . Filmmaker Richard Rossi began production on the feature dramatic film "Azusa Street" in 2006, the centennial anniversary of the events. A prophecy was also made that the revival would happen again in a hundred years.But the outcome will be much greater. Azusa Street Centennial EXTERNAL LINKS
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