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The Pentecost Bands made St. Joseph, Mich. their headquarters in 1886 as they launched revivals along the Illinois Canal line (photo credit: The Inland Waterways of North America by David Edwards-May.) The Pentecost Bands, established in 1885 in the small Michigan community of Parma, hold a rich history that extends far beyond rural landscapes. Contrary to common assumptions, these bands were…

An early photo of the Pentecost Bands, prior to 1892 because found Vivan Dake is in the front/center right. (Photo Credit: Chris Hanson Collection) The Pentecost Bands were an influential yet short-lived group that began in 1882 as an evangelistic outreach in Iowa. Founded by Free Methodist elder Vivan Dake, his wife Ida, and several others, the group’s mission was to spread the gospel. However,…

The Pentecost Bands made St. Joseph, Mich. their headquarters in 1886 as they launched revivals along the Illinois Canal line (photo credit: The Inland Waterways of North America by David Edwards-May.) The Pentecost Bands, established in 1885 in the small Michigan community of Parma, hold a rich history that extends far beyond rural landscapes. Contrary to common assumptions, these bands were…

A group photo of Pentecost Band Members from 1900. (Courtesey Chris Hansen Family Photo Collection) Historically, Free Methodism was tied to numerous social causes (and still is to this day). Its founding principles emphasized care and inclusion for everyone, strong abolitionist ties, and an emphasis on returning to the “old time Methodist” principles, such as entire sanctification. However,…

An early photo of the Pentecost Bands, prior to 1892, founder Vivan Dake is in the front/center right. While the Pentecost Bands were loosely affiliated with the Free Methodist Church (mostly through connections of leaders such as Vivan Dake and the mentorship of Free Methodist General Superintendent Benjamin Titus Roberts), they diverged from mainstream Free Methodist theology on several key…

A photo of Pentecost Band members, undated but likely early 1900s. (Photo Credit: Chris Hanson Collection)   While the Pentecost Bands did eventually branch into overseas mission work (Africa, India, and Europe) in the mid-1890s onward, from 1885-1889 the bands ministered in the midwestern United States, traveling around Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.   Guidelines for band membership and…

An early photo of the Pentecost Bands, prior to 1892 because found Vivan Dake is in the front/center right. (Photo Credit: Chris Hanson Collection) In 1882 Free Methodist elder Vivan Dake along with his wife Ida, J.B. Newville, Henrietta Muzzy Abbie Dunham, and J.L. Keene formed an evangelistic outreach group they named the Pentecost Band. The six were based in Iowa at the time, and God called…