The Assemblies originated from the Pentecostal revival of the early 20th century.
In 1906, he traveled to Los Angeles to visit the Pentecostal revival at the Azusa Street mission.
The movement is still alive in Latin America today, though the Church now faces the challenge of Pentecostal revival in much of the region.
The congregation later affiliated with the Pentecostal revival and is to this day an independent Pentecostal church.
His book Azusa Street describes the events surrounding the Pentecostal revival.
This emphasis on testimony is one of the great strengths of the present Pentecostal revival in South America.
The Assemblies of God has roots in the Pentecostal revival in the early 20th century.
Shortly after organization, they accepted the Pentecostal revival.
Edward Irving's Catholic Apostolic Church also shared many characteristics later found in the Pentecostal revival.
The doctrine arose as one of the "new issues" in the early Pentecostal revivals in the United States.