The World Religions and Spirituality Project's scholarly profile of the Assemblies of God, an academic reference project on new and minority religious movements maintained at Virginia Commonwealth University, recording the General Council's 1933 restriction of women to the credential of evangelist and its 1935 reversal, which formally granted ordination as elders and pastors and authorized ordained women to administer baptism and the Lord's Supper when necessary.
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A university-hosted academic reference project on new religious movements, editorially maintained though not a peer-reviewed journal. The 1933 and 1935 dates are corroborated against an academic journal article and a denominational seminary presentation on the same history before citing. NotesCited for the 1933 restriction to evangelist and its 1935 reversal into full ordination as elders and pastors.
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PublisherWorld Religions and Spirituality Project, Virginia Commonwealth University
Publication Year2016
URLhttps://wrldrels.org/2016/10/08/assemblies-of-god/
Source Typeacademic reference
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