Serving as the catalyst of the Pentecostal movement in the twentieth century, William J.
Seymour turned a tiny former horse stable in Los Angeles into an international center of revival.
Baptism of the Holy Spirit, with the evidence of speaking in tongues, was a major part of the meetings held there, and Seymour led the first organized movement that promoted this experience.
At Azusa, blacks, whites, Hispanics, and Europeans all met and worshiped together, crossing formerly impossible cultural.