Assembly of God

noun phrase

: a congregation belonging to a Pentecostal body founded in the U.S. in 1914

Examples of Assembly of God in a Sentence

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Henry is the pastor of the Crossroads Assembly of God Church in Delight. Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 16 Oct. 2024 But Rodney Goodlett, pastor of Faith Assembly of God in London, was helping direct traffic as parishioners gathered for a morning service. CBS News, 9 Sep. 2024 Rodney Goodlett, pastor of Faith Assembly of God in London, a community of about 8,000 people, was helping direct traffic as parishioners gathered for a service Sunday morning. Bruce Schreiner and Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024 Two rows ahead at the Butler Assembly of God, Paula Arnold bowed her head in prayer. Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 16 July 2024 Burial will take place at 10 a.m, on Saturday at the Oneida Assembly of God Cemetery. Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2024 Elvis's own parents, Gladys and Vernon Presley, were regulars at the fundamentalist First Assembly of God Church. Lois Armstrong, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024 On Easter, exactly one year after a tornado leveled Jacksonville First Assembly of God, the congregation will gather for its first Sunday morning service at its new home. Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 30 Mar. 2024 Jacksonville First Assembly of God, the other congregation leveled by the tornado, is meeting Sunday afternoons in the McArthur Church gymnasium. Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 10 June 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Assembly of God was in 1921

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“Assembly of God.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Assembly%20of%20God. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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