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Family Feuds and Fierce Faith: The Media Circus of the Pentecost Bands

The family drama of the Davis sisters captured Midwestern newspapers in 1889 with numerous publications cross posting stories similar to this one. (Effingham Democrat, Effingham, Ill. November 27, 1889) This article is from a larger, forthcoming chapter “On the Warpath for God: The Adventures of Pentecost Band Women 1885-1890“ in Spirited Sisters, a forthcoming collection from Pennsylvania State…

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Reconsidering the Pentecost Bands' Evangelistic Tactics 1885-1890

The Pentecost Bands made St. Joseph, Mich. their headquarters in 1886 as they launched revivals along the Illinois Canal line (photo credit: The Inland Waterways of North America by David Edwards-May.) The Pentecost Bands, established in 1885 in the small Michigan community of Parma, hold a rich history that extends far beyond rural landscapes. Contrary to common assumptions, these bands were…

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The Pentecost Bands: History, Theology, and Legacy of the Early Evangelistic Movement

An early photo of the Pentecost Bands, prior to 1892 because found Vivan Dake is in the front/center right. (Photo Credit: Chris Hanson Collection) The Pentecost Bands were an influential yet short-lived group that began in 1882 as an evangelistic outreach in Iowa. Founded by Free Methodist elder Vivan Dake, his wife Ida, and several others, the group’s mission was to spread the gospel. However,…

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Reconsidering the Pentecost Band Evangelistic Tactics

The Pentecost Bands made St. Joseph, Mich. their headquarters in 1886 as they launched revivals along the Illinois Canal line (photo credit: The Inland Waterways of North America by David Edwards-May.) The Pentecost Bands, established in 1885 in the small Michigan community of Parma, hold a rich history that extends far beyond rural landscapes. Contrary to common assumptions, these bands were…

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Pentecost Bands as Advocates for Social Purity

A group photo of Pentecost Band Members from 1900. (Courtesey Chris Hansen Family Photo Collection) Historically, Free Methodism was tied to numerous social causes (and still is to this day). Its founding principles emphasized care and inclusion for everyone, strong abolitionist ties, and an emphasis on returning to the “old time Methodist” principles, such as entire sanctification. However,…

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Michigan Pentecost Bands Cause Local Uproar in 1886

An undated photo of some women from the Pentecost Bands. Some newspaper accounts note women as young as sixteen and seventeen leaving home to join a Pentecost Band. (Photo Chris Hansen Family Photo Collection) Because the Pentecost Bands were essentially traveling revivalists, their members had the opportunity to influence countless individuals, It wasn’t unusual for a young adult to attend a…

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Pentecost Band Initial Organizational Guidelines

A photo of Pentecost Band members, undated but likely early 1900s. (Photo Credit: Chris Hanson Collection)   While the Pentecost Bands did eventually branch into overseas mission work (Africa, India, and Europe) in the mid-1890s onward, from 1885-1889 the bands ministered in the midwestern United States, traveling around Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.   Guidelines for band membership and…

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A Brief History of the Pentecost Bands

An early photo of the Pentecost Bands, prior to 1892 because found Vivan Dake is in the front/center right. (Photo Credit: Chris Hanson Collection) In 1882 Free Methodist elder Vivan Dake along with his wife Ida, J.B. Newville, Henrietta Muzzy Abbie Dunham, and J.L. Keene formed an evangelistic outreach group they named the Pentecost Band. The six were based in Iowa at the time, and God called…

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