JANUARY 2, 1906 William SEYMOUR ENROLLS in Charles PARHAM’S BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOL in Houston, Texas FEBRUARY 1, 1906 During early February 1906, William J. Seymour receives an invitation from Mrs. Julia W. Hutchins to serve as pastor of the Holiness Church congregation she has founded in Los Angeles, California. FEBRUARY 10, 1906 SEYMOUR LEAVES the […]

On April 6, 1906 William J. Seymour and the faithful few gathered with him at the Asberry house, decided to engage in a ten-day fast while waiting on the baptism in the Spirit. The first baptism with the Holy Spirit would occur just three days later. Seymour himself would be baptized on the sixth day […]

Rev. Dony K. Donev, D. Min. “When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.” 2 Timothy 1:5 My Grandma, Todorka Mindova, was one of the first Sunday school teachers in the Bulgarian […]

The Azusa street revival swept the globe starting with California January 1, 1901– The initial phenomenon of speaking in tongues occurred at Parham’s school in Topeka, Kansas January 6, 1900 – Frank Sanford’s Shiloh school reported that “The gift of tongues has descended” 1896 – Over 100 people baptized in the Shaerer schoolhouse revival conducted […]

Dony K. Donev, D.Min., is a Pentecostal theologian, historian, and minister associated with institutions like the Pentecostal Theological Seminary and Lee University, where he has taught classes such as Intro to Digital Discipleship. His work focuses on Pentecostal history, leadership, primitivism, and practical theology, often drawing from Bulgarian Protestant contexts and global Pentecostalism. Below, I […]