By the end of this year, their membership will include about one in every 10 New Yorkers. They are the Pentecostals, and they are taking in some of the city's most troubled and needy and pointing them -- and their neighborhoods -- in whole new directions.
David Gonzalez spent a year with members of a small storefront Pentecostal church in Harlem. His fascinating report takes you into the homes, and the lives, of church leaders and followers, giving you a rare behind-the-scenes look at the issues, the challenges and the faith of the world's fastest-growing form of Christianity.
A Sliver of a Storefront, a
Faith on the Rise
On most nights when the
neighborhood winds down to rest,
the fluorescent lights inside
the room flicker to life, and
the spartan, whitewashed space
rattles under a sonic barrage of
prayers, yelps and tambourines.
(January 14, 2007)
Building a Church, and Paying
Off a Sacred Debt
Pastor Florian's ministry
reflects the startling intimacy
that has been Pentecostalism’s
essence since it began a century
ago: what matters the most —
even for a leader of souls — is
a transforming personal
encounter with God. (January 15,
2007)
A Church’s Challenge: Holding on
to Its Young
As Pentecostalism advances
across the world, it is also
suffering its own slow leak:
young people who are falling
away from the faith. Against
that backdrop, Ark of Salvation
is an unusual success. (January
16, 2007)
A Bilingual Multimedia Story
Step inside the Ark of
Salvation, a storefront church
in Harlem that shakes with the
fervor of Pentecostalism. Hear
about members’ lives and
beliefs, and experience their
fiercely emotional style of
worship. Vea esta presentación
interactiva bilingüe en la Web.
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