The Memphis Miracle was a 1994 meeting in

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, where representatives of

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and

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denominations and churches came together to form the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA), an

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and racially inclusive partnership. The PCCNA was created to replace the

Pentecostal Fellowship of North America Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a movement within the broader Evangelical wing of Protestant Christianity that emphasizes direct personal experience of God through baptism with the Holy Spirit. The term ''Pentecostal'' is derive ...

(PFNA) which was formed in 1948 by white Pentecostal churches, but excluded black Pentecostal groups. The PCCNA was created to remedy the situation, and it was at the Memphis meeting that the PFNA and its members apologized to the black Pentecostal bodies.The Memphis Miracle
BE Underwood; retrieved 10 Aug 2021

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