According to the Center for the Study of Global Christianity’s 2020 report, Pentecostals comprise 26 percent of all Christians worldwide, and they are the fastest-growing presence in the developing world. The Atlas of Pentecostalism states that an estimated 35,000 people join the Pentecostal church each day. Of the world’s two billion Christians 520 million are now Pentecostal—up from 6 percent in 1980.
“Global Pentecostalism saw its roots historically in the US. Yet despite its growth around the world, in the US itself, it’s evangelical Protestantism that is more dominant,” said Sociologist Jared Bok. Bok also added that said he has wondered how big of a role US missions agencies are playing in the growth of the faith around the world.
As per the report, 12 U.S Pentecostal missions are operational in India (2016), while there are 75 US evangelical missions functional here. The report clearly indicates the Pentcostal’s gameplan to convert more people in India. They are consistently trying to create a global fake narrative of Christians in India being targeted by the ruling dispensation on the basis of its religion.
Earlier, The executive director of The Pentecostal and Charismatic Research Initiative (PCRI), a project established by the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California, Professor Donald Miller, had said: “From a market per¬spective, Pentecostalism is outper¬forming the competition, with con¬temporary music that attracts young people, an emphasis on super¬natural healing, loving and caring cell-groups in large congregations.” Its churches also “generate hope in the teaching of the pastors and their vibrant worship, which is a precious commodity in today’s world”.
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