Topic Guide - Azusa Street: Azusa Street Introduction

Los Angeles, California, was a popular destination at the turn of the twentieth century for many Americans dreaming of fulfilling the American dream. By 1906, this city was quickly becoming a major hub of activity. In April 1906 two events attracted the world’s attention on Los Angeles: The city was impacted by an earthquake that devastated San Francisco, and services conducted in a small holiness mission on Azusa Street birthed a global spiritual renewal. Thousands of individuals converged on the city to attend the revival at Azusa Street’s mission. Here they found a renewed since of purpose by being saved, sanctified, or filled with the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues. Almost a century later, the activities of the renowned Azusa Street outpouring in Los Angeles are hailed as one of the greatest events in Christian history. Today, Pentecostal and Charismatic believers throughout the world reflect on the significance of Azusa Street in their spiritual heritage and development.

A brief history of the Azusa Street Revival featured on the Azusa Street Centennial website of the Center for Spiritual Renewal.

History of the Azusa Street Revival Compiled by Louis F. Morgan, Ph.D.

Bartleman, Frank. Another Wave Rolls In. Monroeville, PA: Whitaker Books, 1971.
(Formerly: What Really Happened at “Azusa Street”?)
Squires Library – Circulating – BV652.1 .D63 2003

Azusa Street. Plainfield, N.J.: Logos International, 1980.
Dixon Pentecostal Research Center – Pent. BX8762.Z8 B373;
Squires Library – Circulating – BX8762.Z8 B373

Davis, Clara. Azusa Street Revival. Springdale, Pa.: Whitaker House, 1993.
Dixon Pentecostal Research Center – Pent. BR1644.5.U6 D39 1993

---. Azusa Street Till Now: Eyewitness Accounts of the Move of God. Tulsa, OK: Harrison House, 1989.
Dixon Pentecostal Research Center – Pent. BR1644 .D38 1989

Martin, Larry. ed. Azusa Street: The True Believers, Part 1. Joplin, Mo.: Christian Life Books, 1999.
Dixon Pentecostal Research Center – Pent. BV3775.A98 M37 1998

---. Azusa Street: The True Believers, Part 2. Martin. Joplin, Mo.: Christian Life Books, 1999.
Dixon Pentecostal Research Center – Pent. BV3775.A98 A98 1999

Nickel, Thomas R. Azusa Street Outpouring: As Told to Me by Those Who Were There. Hanford, CA: Great Commission International, 1979.
Dixon Pentecostal Research Center – Pent. BX 6194.A73 N5
Squires Library Circulating – BX 6194.A73 N5

Parham, Charles F. The Sermons of Charles Fox Parham. Fourth Edition. Joplin, Mo.: Joplin Printing Co., 1944.
Dixon Pentecostal Research Center – Pent. BX8766.Z66 P378 1985

Parham, Sarah, E. The Life of Charles F. Parham. Joplin, Mo.: Hunter Printing Co. 1930.
Dixon Pentecostal Research Center – Pent. BX8766.Z8 P37

Valdez, A. C. and James F. Scheer. Fire on Azusa Street. Costa Mesa, CA: Gift Publications, 1980.
Dixon Pentecostal Research Center – Pent. BX8762.Z8 V348