William J. Seymour

William J. Seymour was an African-American Holiness preacher whose leadership of the 1906 Azusa Street Revival helped launch modern Pentecostalism.

Azusa Street Revival: A 1906–1909 Los Angeles religious revival associated with the emergence of modern Pentecostalism. Seymour led the revival that made his mission a gathering place for Pentecostal worship.
Lucy Farrow: An African-American Holiness preacher who participated in the early Pentecostal movement and helped connect Seymour with Parham’s teaching. Farrow introduced Seymour to Parham’s circle and became an early leader at Azusa Street.
Pentecostalism: A Christian movement emphasizing the activity of the Holy Spirit and gifts such as speaking in tongues. Seymour’s ministry helped establish the movement’s early form and public identity.
Modern Pentecostalism: A global Christian movement that emerged in the early twentieth century, emphasizing spiritual gifts and Spirit baptism. Seymour’s revival is a foundational event in the movement’s history.
312 Azusa Street: The Los Angeles address of the former livery stable used by the Azusa Street Mission. This modest building became the physical setting for Seymour’s most influential meetings.
Charles Parham: An American Holiness preacher who taught that speaking in tongues was the biblical evidence of baptism in the Holy Spirit. Seymour encountered Parham’s teaching before preaching it in Los Angeles.
Jennie Moore: A Pentecostal preacher and musician who was among the first people associated with speaking in tongues at the Azusa Street Revival. Moore was Seymour’s wife and a prominent participant in the revival.
Baptism in the Holy Spirit: A Christian experience understood in Pentecostal traditions as empowerment by the Holy Spirit. Seymour preached Spirit baptism as a defining experience of the revival.
Assemblies of God: A large Pentecostal denomination formed in the United States in 1914. Its founders drew on Pentecostal networks that spread after Azusa Street.
The Apostolic Faith (newspaper): A periodical issued by the Azusa Street Mission from 1906, reporting on Pentecostal beliefs and revival activity. Its contemporary reports document Seymour’s message and the revival’s expanding reach.

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