Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center

09/04/2026

In his younger years, Morris Plotts' revival services landed him in jail for disturbing the peace. He later became a missionary to Africa and saw countless souls won for Christ.

This Week in AG History —September 6, 1964 By Glenn W. GohrOriginally published on AG-News 03 September 2026 Morris Plotts (1906-1997) was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. He received Christ in …

09/03/2026

New at the Heritage Center: WWII P.O.W. BIBLE
Margaret Chow (1915-2014) used this Bible when she was a Japanese prisoner-of-war (1941-1945). Half English and half Chinese, she converted to Christ in Shanghai in 1937. God healed her of a crippling condition and delivered her from drug addiction. After WWII, she came to the US and served as an AG missionary to British Guiana.

09/01/2026

He was a former coal miner in Great Britain who became one of the most prominent AG evangelists of the 1900s — including a 22-day revival held in Springfield, Missouri.

This Week in AG History — August 25, 1928 By Ruthie Edgerly ObergOriginally published on AG News, 27 August 2026 Stephen Jeffreys (1876-1943) was considered by many to be the greatest British evang…

08/20/2026

Missionary Andrew Urshan's Pentecostal ministry in Persia (Iran) was filled with the miraculous as well as persecution — surprisingly by those who called themselves "Christians."

This Week in AG History —August 19, 1916 By Darrin J. RodgersOriginally published on AG-News 20 August 2026 Andrew D. Urshan (1884-1967), the son of a Presbyterian pastor in Persia (now Iran), immi…

08/18/2026

These are not just old recordings. They are testimonies, teaching tools, and living evidence of God at work across generations.

For just $10, you can professionally preserve and digitize one tape, which will be placed in the Assemblies of God’s Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center.

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For decades, International Media Ministries (www.imm.edu) has used film and animation to bring the Gospel into closed and restricted nations—places where missionaries cannot enter. Our library holds m...

08/18/2026

For two decades, Gayle F. Lewis helped lead the Assemblies of God as an assistant general superintendent, including fulfilling the remaining term of General Superintendent Wesley Steelberg, who died in office.

This Week in AG History —August 13, 1972 By Glenn W. GohrOriginally published on AG-News 13 August 2026 Gayle F. Lewis made a great impact on the Assemblies of God, even though he was one of its sh…

08/11/2026

Author, educator, and evangelist Tony Cooke brought this august company of Pentecostal church leaders and educators from Oklahoma and Africa to the Heritage Center today.

08/07/2026

When the demographics of their community changed 61 years ago, AG Pastor Keith Smith and Broadway Assembly of God changed with it, planting new churches to engage their new neighbors and seeing the home church triple in size.

This Week in AG History —August 8, 1965 By Darrin J. RodgersOriginally published on AG-News 06 August 2026 Sixty-one years ago, the community of Lorain, Ohio, was in the midst of a significant demo…

07/31/2026

Published in 1937, Myer Pearlman's book, "Knowing the Doctrines of the Bible," became the standard doctrine textbook in the Assemblies of God, training up countless ministers and missionaries for decades through its teaching.

This Week in AG History — July 31, 1937 By Ruthie Edgerly ObergOriginally published on AG News, 30 Jul 2026 When the Assemblies of God was organized in 1914, its early leaders were reviva…

07/30/2026

The Consortium of Pentecostal Archives website (https://pentecostalarchives.org/) is becoming a backbone of global Pentecostal ministerial education and research! It features over 700,000 pages of text-searchable publications and received 1.6 million "events" last year. At any given time, scholars, pastors, and laypersons from around the world are exploring Pentecostal history and theology on this top-tier site. It's really fun to use! (This Google Analytics screen shot was from yesterday.)