Protestantism

===Pentecostalism===
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[[Pentecostalism]] is a movement that places special emphasis on a direct personal experience of [[God in Christianity|God]] through the [[baptism with the Holy Spirit]]. The term ''Pentecostal'' is derived from [[Pentecost]], the [[Greek language|Greek]] name for the Jewish [[Feast of Weeks]]. For Christians, this event commemorates the descent of the [[Holy Spirit (Christianity)|Holy Spirit]] upon the followers of [[Jesus Christ]], as described in the [[Second Chapter of Acts|second chapter]] of the [[Book of Acts]].

This branch of Protestantism is distinguished by belief in the baptism with the Holy Spirit as an experience separate from [[Conversion to Christianity|conversion]] that enables a Christian to live a life empowered by and filled with the Holy Spirit. This empowerment includes the use of [[spiritual gift]]s such as [[speaking in tongues]] and [[divine healing]]—two other defining characteristics of Pentecostalism. Because of their commitment to biblical authority, spiritual gifts, and the miraculous, Pentecostals tend to see their movement as reflecting the same kind of spiritual power and teachings that were found in the [[Apostolic Age]] of the [[early church]]. For this reason, some Pentecostals also use the term ''Apostolic'' or ''[[Full Gospel]]'' to describe their movement.

Pentecostalism eventually spawned hundreds of new denominations, including large groups such as the Assemblies of God and the Church of God in Christ, both in the United States and elsewhere. There are over 279&nbsp;million Pentecostals worldwide, and the movement is growing in many parts of the world, especially the [[global South]]. Since the 1960s, Pentecostalism has increasingly gained acceptance from other Christian traditions, and Pentecostal beliefs concerning Spirit baptism and spiritual gifts have been embraced by non-Pentecostal Christians in Protestant and [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] churches through the [[Charismatic Movement]]. Together, [[Charismatic Christianity|Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity]] numbers over 500&nbsp;million adherents.<ref name=PewGlobalChristianity67>{{Citation | publisher=[[Pew Forum]] on Religion and Public Life | date=19 December 2011 | url=http://www.pewforum.org/uploadedFiles/Topics/Religious_Affiliation/Christian/Christianity-fullreport-web.pdf | title=Global Christianity: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Christian Population | page=67 | access-date=25 June 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723134849/http://www.pewforum.org/uploadedFiles/Topics/Religious_Affiliation/Christian/Christianity-fullreport-web.pdf | archive-date=23 July 2013 | url-status=dead}}</ref>
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File:Charlesparham.png|[[Charles Fox Parham]], who associated [[Speaking in tongues|glossolalia]] with the baptism in the [[Holy Spirit]]
File:RH Worship Team.jpg|A contemporary Christian worship at Rock Harbor Church in [[Costa Mesa, California|Costa Mesa, California, United States]]
File:Ravensburg Freie Christengemeinde Saal.jpg|A [[Pentacostalism|Pentecostal]] church in [[Ravensburg]], Germany
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