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William Seymour

Father of Pentecostalism

Black Church Pentecostal renewal, Spirit baptism, multiracial worship, the global Pentecostal movement
Portrait of William Seymour
Portrait of William Seymour
Rank Pentecostal founder / Apostle of the Azusa Street Revival
Domain Pentecostal renewal, Spirit baptism, multiracial worship, the global Pentecostal movement
Alignment Holy / Pentecostal
Power LEGENDARY 77

Attributes

ATK
35
DEF
70
SPR
99
SPD
50
INT
78
CHA
99
WIS
99
END
82

Combat Profile

ATK DEF SPR SPD INT CHA WIS END
Special Move

Azusa Outpouring

channels divine fire upon congregants to bestow glossolalia and spiritual ecstasy, spreading pentecostal awakening across all nations

Passive

Spirit Baptism

all allies within his presence experience heightened spiritual sensitivity and communion with the divine, transcending racial and social boundaries

Weakness

Largely written out of Pentecostal historiography by white-led successor denominations until the late 20th century; betrayed by white associates who reasserted segregation as Azusa cooled

“We are not fighting men or churches, but seeking to displace dead forms and creeds and wild fanaticisms with living, practical Christianity.” — William Seymour, The Apostolic Faith newsletter, 1906

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Primary Source

Frank Bartleman, *Azusa Street* (1925); Cecil M. Robeck, *The Azusa Street Mission and Revival* (2006)

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