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The history of Pentecostalism in India began in the ministry of a Brahmin woman that was converted to Christianity . Pandita Ramabai led a small but renowned group that experienced the baptism of the Holy Spirit in the early 1900s. Her work remained limited due to the lack of training and evangelism. The Pentecostal movement experienced a great explosion in growth with the arrival of a number of foreign missionaries. Most significant among them was Robert F. Cook , from the U.S. He arrived in North India and established a few mission posts there. However, due to the lack of support, he was unable to develop his works in a significant manner. Within a few years, he came into contact with an influential plantation owner in the state of Kerala , Kalloor Chacko . Chacko convinced Cook to relocate to Thrikkannamangal and headquarter his work there. Cook, at the same time, joined with the Church Of God (Cleveland) . Receiving some support from Cleveland, Cook began operations again from a rented house adjacent to Chacko's home. Many of the later leaders of India's Pentecostal movement joined hands with him and the work expanded by leaps and bounds. Political and doctrinal differences caused many of these leaders and Chacko to part company with Cook over the years. Cook relocated his headquarters to Mulakuzha. The headquarters of the Church Of God In India has remained there till now. The Church of God in India, the Assemblies Of God and the Indian Pentecostal Church are the three largest of the myriad Pentecostal organizations in India. |
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