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The Pentecostal Evangel, the weekly magazine of the Assemblies of God USA, was one of the most prominent Pentecostal periodicals in the world. J. Roswell and Alice Flower started the publication in July 1913 as the Christian Evangel, which served primarily a small regional Pentecostal network of churches, known as the Association of Christian Assemblies. In April 1914, J. Roswell Flower helped to lead this network into the newly-formed Assemblies of God. He was elected to serve as the first secretary and gave the Christian Evangel to the Assemblies of God, just as E. N. Bell (the first chairman) also gave his periodical, Word and Witness, to the Fellowship. Publishing the Christian Evangel on a weekly basis was quite an undertaking. The name was changed to the Weekly Evangel in 1915, drawing attention to this fact. On January 1, 1916, Word and Witness merged into the Weekly Evangel. The title changed back to Christian Evangel in 1918 when Gospel Publishing House moved to Springfield and the publication frequency became biweekly. In 1919 the title Pentecostal Evangel was adopted. The magazine returned to weekly publication in 1923. The magazine was renamed Today’s Pentecostal Evangel in 2002 and resumed the title Pentecostal Evangel in 2009. It ceased print publication at the end of 2014. Places of publication were: Plainfield, Indiana (1913-1914); Findlay, Ohio (1914-1915); St. Louis, Missouri (1915-1918); and Springfield, Missouri (1918-2014). The Pentecostal Evangel was a rich source of theological essays, news articles, missionary letters, and revival reports. The Pentecostal Evangel is one of the essential primary sources for the study of the Assemblies of God and the broader Pentecostal movement.

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