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PCCNA President Jeff Farmer<\/p><\/div>\n
From the pulpit where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. preached his last sermon, PCCNA President Jeff Farmer began by sharing that during the Azusa Street revival \u201cthe color line was washed away in the blood\u201d and nearly every Pentecostal church was interracial. However, by 1924 most churches had bowed to the Jim Crow culture of segregation and separation. In 1948 this separation was formalized with the formation of the all-white Pentecostal Fellowship of North America (PFNA).<\/p>\n
However, on October 17-18, 1994, church leaders led by Bishop Ithiel Clemmons of the Church of God in Christ and Bishop Bernard E. Underwood of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church assembled in the Cook Convention Center in Memphis for the \u201cPentecostal Partners: A Reconciliation Strategy for 21st Century Ministry\u201d conference. By the end of the weekend, the all-white PFNA voluntarily disbanded and the PCCNA was formed to open the door for cooperation and reconciliation.<\/p>\n
Twenty-five years later, church leaders once again gathered in Memphis to remember the past, celebrate the present, and ask the Holy Spirit for a future revival and spiritual awakening in our nation. PCCNA President Jeff Farmer led the group in a corporate reading and reaffirmation of the Racial Reconciliation Manifesto adopted in 1994. \u201cIt is imperative that we renew our commitment to reconciliation,\u201d stated Church of God in Christ Bishop Charles Blake. \u201cWe must shout the message of love in every venue–from the local church pulpit to the seats of government.\u201d<\/p>\n
Realizing that we still face racial challenges, Rev. Aaron Campbell, director of the Memphis Chapter of PCCNA, shared his journey of learning to accept people of other races. In recent years, his daughter married a man from a different race, something he thought unfathomable 15 years ago. According to Campbell, his acceptance required a heart change. \u201cWe have to become more loving; but before we do that, we must become more Christ-like.\u201d As chairperson of the PCCNA Race Relations Commission, Campbell pledged to lead the way toward eliminating the need for \u201crace relations.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Dr. Doug Beacham, IPHC General Superintendent<\/p><\/div>\n
IPHC General Superintendent Dr. Doug Beacham shared how he was angered when he saw the Selma March on television as a teenager and then witnessed the 20th commemoration of the March when he served with the U.S. Army Reserve. He recalled white law enforcement officers crossing their arms with smirks on their faces as black soldiers were cursed and mocked. Although angered by the obvious injustice, Beacham confessed that he had remained blinded to the hidden systemic racism in our nation until recent events helped him understand. \u201cThe journey continues,\u201d stated Beacham. \u201cMay we all see our brothers and sisters as Christ sees them. May we all see better as Spirit-filled followers of Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n
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General Superintendent Doug Clay (AG), Bishop Charles Blake, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez<\/p><\/div>\n
In celebration of multiple cultures, Iglesia Nueva Vida led the congregation in worship in English and Spanish. Children danced with colorful banners as the congregation declared, \u201cHe is Good.\u201d Assemblies of God General Superintendent Doug Clay, Bishop Charles Blake, and President Samuel Rodriguez of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference served communion and encouraged the congregation to exchange elements with someone from another race signifying the unity found in Christ. \u201cA divided church can never heal a broken nation,\u201d shared Rev. Rodriguez, \u201cA united church can change the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chairman of the PCCNA Prayer Commission, P. Douglas Small, closed the service by challenging the crowd to follow the examples of the New Testament church in Antioch and the interracial church of Azusa Street with a renewed commitment to the power of the Holy Spirit. \u201cWe must be profoundly Pentecostal.\u201d Recognizing that true reconciliation is only found through the cross, Small called the church to a renewed focus on mission and a commitment to earnest prayer. \u201cWe need to be a movement that shapes cities with the power of the Holy Spirit!\u201d<\/p>\n
With a renewed commitment to cooperation and reconciliation, PCCNA looks to the future with great anticipation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":3608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,610],"tags":[693,696,220,692,572,694,662,49,661],"class_list":{"0":"post-3607","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general","8":"category-justice","9":"tag-dr-doug-beacham","10":"tag-dr-martin-luther-king-jr","11":"tag-janese-bennett","12":"tag-jeff-farmer","13":"tag-justice","14":"tag-mason-temple","15":"tag-memphis","16":"tag-pccna","17":"tag-pentecostal-charismatic-churches-of-north-america","18":"entry"},"title_es":"Una celebraci\u00f3n de la reconciliaci\u00f3n","content_es":"La noche del martes 19 de marzo de 2019, l\u00edderes de iglesias negras, blancas e hispanas se reunieron en el hist\u00f3rico Templo de Mason, la sede mundial de la Iglesia de Dios en Cristo en Memphis, Tennessee, para una \"Celebraci\u00f3n de la reconciliaci\u00f3n: 25 aniversario de la Iglesias carism\u00e1ticas pentecostales de Am\u00e9rica del Norte (PCCNA) y el milagro de Memphis. Desde el p\u00falpito donde el Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. predic\u00f3 su \u00faltimo serm\u00f3n, el presidente de PCCNA, Jeff Farmer, comenz\u00f3 compartiendo que durante el renacimiento de la calle Azusa \"la l\u00ednea de color fue arrastrada por la sangre\" y casi todas las iglesias pentecostales eran interraciales. Sin embargo, en 1924 la mayor\u00eda de las iglesias se hab\u00edan inclinado a la cultura de segregaci\u00f3n y separaci\u00f3n de Jim Crow. En 1948, esta separaci\u00f3n se formaliz\u00f3 con la formaci\u00f3n de la Fraternidad Pentecostal de Norteam\u00e9rica (PFNA). Sin embargo, del 17 al 18 de octubre de 1994, los l\u00edderes de la iglesia dirigidos por el obispo Ithiel Clemmons de la Iglesia de Dios en Cristo y el obispo Bernard E. Underwood de la Iglesia Internacional de Santidad Pentecostal se reunieron en el Centro de Convenciones de Cook en Memphis para los \"Socios Pentecostales: \"Una estrategia de reconciliaci\u00f3n para el ministerio del siglo XXI\". Al final del fin de semana, la PFNA completamente blanca se disolvi\u00f3 voluntariamente y se form\u00f3 la PCCNA para abrir la puerta a la cooperaci\u00f3n y la reconciliaci\u00f3n. Veinticinco a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s, los l\u00edderes de la iglesia se reunieron una vez m\u00e1s en Memphis para recordar el pasado, celebrar el presente y pedirle al Esp\u00edritu Santo un avivamiento futuro y un despertar espiritual en nuestra naci\u00f3n. El presidente de PCCNA, Jeff Farmer, dirigi\u00f3 al grupo en una lectura corporativa y reafirmaci\u00f3n del Manifiesto de Reconciliaci\u00f3n Racial adoptado en 1994. \"Es imperativo que renovemos nuestro compromiso con la reconciliaci\u00f3n\", declar\u00f3 la Iglesia de Dios en Cristo, Obispo Charles Blake. \"Debemos gritar el mensaje de amor en cada lugar, desde el p\u00falpito de la iglesia local hasta los puestos de gobierno\". Al darse cuenta de que todav\u00eda enfrentamos desaf\u00edos raciales, el Rev. Aaron Campbell, director del Cap\u00edtulo de Memphis de la PCCNA, comparti\u00f3 su viaje de Aprendiendo a aceptar personas de otras razas. Su hija est\u00e1 ahora en un matrimonio interracial, algo que parec\u00eda incomprensible hace 15 a\u00f1os. Seg\u00fan Campbell, nada cambiar\u00e1 hasta que tengamos un cambio de coraz\u00f3n: \u201cTenemos que ser m\u00e1s amorosos; pero antes de hacerlo, debemos ser m\u00e1s parecidos a Cristo \". Como presidente de la Comisi\u00f3n de Relaciones Raciales de PCCNA, Campbell se comprometi\u00f3 a liderar el camino hacia la eliminaci\u00f3n de la necesidad de\" relaciones raciales \". El Superintendente General de IPHC, Dr. Doug Beacham, comparti\u00f3 c\u00f3mo se enoj\u00f3 cuando vio a la Selma March en la televisi\u00f3n cuando era un adolescente y luego fue testigo de la conmemoraci\u00f3n n\u00famero 25 de la Marcha cuando sirvi\u00f3 en la Reserva del Ej\u00e9rcito de los EE. UU. Record\u00f3 a los polic\u00edas blancos que cruzaban los brazos con sonrisas en sus rostros mientras los soldados negros eran maldecidos y burlados. Aunque enfadado por la injusticia obvia, Beacham confes\u00f3 que hab\u00eda permanecido ciego ante el racismo sist\u00e9mico oculto en nuestra naci\u00f3n hasta que los acontecimientos recientes lo ayudaron a comprender. \"El viaje contin\u00faa\", declar\u00f3 Beacham. \u201cQue todos veamos a nuestros hermanos y hermanas como Cristo los ve. Que todos podamos ver mejor como seguidores de Jes\u00fas llenos del Esp\u00edritu. \u201dEn la celebraci\u00f3n de m\u00faltiples culturas, la Iglesia Nueva Vida dirigi\u00f3 a la congregaci\u00f3n en adoraci\u00f3n en ingl\u00e9s y espa\u00f1ol. Los ni\u00f1os bailaron con coloridos carteles cuando la congregaci\u00f3n declar\u00f3: \"\u00c9l es bueno\". El Superintendente General de las Asambleas de Dios Doug Clay, el Obispo Charles Blake y el Presidente Samuel Rodriguez de la Conferencia Nacional de Liderazgo Cristiano Hispano sirvieron de comuni\u00f3n y animaron a la congregaci\u00f3n a intercambiar elementos con alguien de otra raza que significa la unidad encontrada en Cristo. \"Una iglesia dividida nunca puede curar a una naci\u00f3n rota\", comparti\u00f3 el Reverendo Rodr\u00edguez. \"Una iglesia unida puede cambiar el mundo\". El Presidente de la Comisi\u00f3n de Oraci\u00f3n de PCCNA, P. Douglas Small, cerr\u00f3 el servicio desafiando a la multitud a seguir los ejemplos de la iglesia del Nuevo Testamento en Antioqu\u00eda y la iglesia interracial de la calle Azusa con un compromiso renovado con el poder del Esp\u00edritu Santo. \"Debemos ser profundamente pentecostales\". Reconociendo que la verdadera reconciliaci\u00f3n solo se encuentra a trav\u00e9s de la cruz, Small llam\u00f3 a la iglesia a un enfoque renovado en la misi\u00f3n y un compromiso de oraci\u00f3n ferviente. \u201c\u00a1Necesitamos ser un movimiento que d\u00e9 forma a las ciudades con el poder del Esp\u00edritu Santo!\u201d","author_name":"Janese Bennett","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/03\/Featured-Image.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Bx-Wb","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}