George Jeffreys: Pentecostal and contemporary implications

Kay, William K.

dc.contributor.author	Kay, William K.	*
dc.date.accessioned	2018-04-24T14:19:39Z
dc.date.available	2018-04-24T14:19:39Z
dc.date.issued	2018-02-15
dc.identifier.citation	Kay, W. K. (2018). George Jeffreys: Pentecostal and contemporary implications, Religions, 9(2), 60. http://doi.org/10.3390/rel9020060	en
dc.identifier.issn	2077-1444
dc.identifier.doi	10.3390/rel9020060
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10034/621099
dc.description.abstract	The life and work of the Welsh evangelist George Jeffreys resulted in the planting of two denominations in the UK between 1915 and 1962, when he died. The Elim churches continue to this day to be one of the larger classical Pentecostal denominations in the UK, while the Bible Pattern Fellowship dispersed on Jeffreys’ death. The disputes that led to Jeffreys’ departure from Elim were said to have arisen from his adherence to British Israel doctrine, though his supporters believed they arose from his championing of local church ownership and democracy. This paper considers sociological and other reasons for Jeffreys’ remarkable success in the interwar years and his eventual departure from a denomination he founded. It concludes by reflecting on topics (such as the importance of debate and law) that have relevance for contemporary Pentecostalism.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	MDPI	en
dc.relation.url	http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/9/2/60/htm	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	en
dc.subject	Pentecostalism	en
dc.subject	George Jeffreys	en
dc.subject	Elim Pentecostal Church	en
dc.subject	Interwar years	en
dc.subject	Revivalism	en
dc.subject	British Israel	en
dc.title	George Jeffreys: Pentecostal and contemporary implications	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.contributor.department	University of Chester	en
dc.identifier.journal	Religions	en
dc.date.accepted	2018-02-02
or.grant.openaccess	Yes	en
rioxxterms.funder	Unfunded	en
rioxxterms.identifier.project	Unfunded	en
rioxxterms.version	VoR	en
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate	2018-02-15
html.description.abstract	The life and work of the Welsh evangelist George Jeffreys resulted in the planting of two denominations in the UK between 1915 and 1962, when he died. The Elim churches continue to this day to be one of the larger classical Pentecostal denominations in the UK, while the Bible Pattern Fellowship dispersed on Jeffreys’ death. The disputes that led to Jeffreys’ departure from Elim were said to have arisen from his adherence to British Israel doctrine, though his supporters believed they arose from his championing of local church ownership and democracy. This paper considers sociological and other reasons for Jeffreys’ remarkable success in the interwar years and his eventual departure from a denomination he founded. It concludes by reflecting on topics (such as the importance of debate and law) that have relevance for contemporary Pentecostalism.